SPACES by Nils Frahm
Alex Rückheim
SPACES is the latest album of Berlin-based musician and composer Nils Frahm; a true expression for his love for experimentation. The album is solely created out of live recordings, taken from over thirty live concerts, and recorded over the past two years giving each track a unique tone and touch. His repeating patterns of synthesisers and electronic sounds and structures are intriguingly embedded in his classic melodies. Although almost studio-like in its meticulousness, applause, noise, coughs and cell phones humorously remind us of the opposite. Patchworked together with moments both light and dark, and with different types of ambience, it‘s easy to forget about time and space and just lose yourself in this genuine experience. The result is a wonderful, intimate album that has certainly raised the bar for everything yet to come.