AYAAVAAKI / PURL - Ancient Skies [2LP]

LILA

£31.95

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: LILAIO1V
Release Date: 25 Sep 2023
Genre: Ambient/Drone

LILA mainstay Ayaavaaki and ambient veteran Purl speak different languages but used a translator to convey ideas to one another as they made this record. And they very much foment their own unique musical language on Ancient Skies, an album that blends ambient, drone and space music into richly layered soundscapes that are constantly on the move. Each piece is meticulously crafted and suspense you up amongst the clouds, hazing on at the smeared pads and swirling solar winds that prop you up. It's a record that would work as well in the depths of winter as a bright spring day such is the cathartic effect of the sounds. Beautiful, thought-provoking and innovative, this is as good an ambient record as we have heard all year.

Tracklist
Side 1
1. "Mystery Probe (Intercept I)" (1:52)
2. "Exosphere Antennae (Bridge I)" (15:08)
Side 2
1. "Archaic Syntax (Bridge II)" (7:59)
2. "Chamber Of Serenity (Resonance II)" (8:55)
Side 3
1. "Gateway Realm (Spiral I) [Outer Helix]" (9:14)
2. "Existential Void (Spiral II)" (6:16)
Side 4
1. "Chambers Of Rebirth (Ovum I)" (12:47)
2. "Distant Lights (Ovum II)" (3:26)