The music on this album is mesmerizing and hypnotic. Deep ambient structures, minimal drones, and soundscapes wonderfully produced sounds. Of the ten artists – as it is a compilation album – several have previous releases on this label. And somehow, this is one of those compilations with a very strong connection between the tracks, even if there is no connection. I mean, Modelbau, Joachim Nordwall, Altar of Flies, Edward Sol, Howard Stelzer … Yes, they probably know each other or are acquainted somehow, but having such a strong connection within such a variation is a rare thing. Even the fluxlike field recordings of Stelzer are a welcome moment of peace in the comp.
Secondly, and I must state that I played it on a higher level than I normally do, the quality of this album is exquisite. Composition-wise – see above – but the whole balance of the placement of tracks, the chosen order, the production / mastering up till the choice of artwork (my vision: ‘the beauty of a world in decay as seen through a hiding place’ or maybe ‘how the world around us is decaying and all I can’t stop it’). All the pieces creating this album are just so perfectly falling together.
And then, thirdly, the reason why this album had to be made. Not why it was created, but why it HAD to. There is a war in the Ukraine, and yes, Sentimental Productions is from the Ukraine. And a part of the money this album raises will be donated to Humanitarian Aid, which is sadly needed, Not only now, but for quite some time in the foreseeable future.
So “Tomorrow Is A Big Distance” is precisely that. Primarily when you’re located in a country in war, and you don’t know what will be happening in the night. Will the Ukraine still be there tomorrow? Will I be able to sleep a full night, or will I have to hide again? Will my country, my beautiful Ukraine, still be beautiful tomorrow? Because tomorrow is 24 hours from now, and that’s a considerable distance…
The mesmerizing hypnotic state this album will lead you into might not shorten the day in reality, but it will change your perspective on time. That big distance might look a bit smaller. So please support the people in Ukraine that did not choose this war. One of the things you can do is buy this album and maybe add a little extra at checkout. You’ll get an amazing album as a thank-you in return.
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