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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nEKIN FIL \u2013 SLEEPWALKERS<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\u201c\u2026 Vaporous tone and forlorn, distant song, as if plucked from a dream\u201d<\/em> reads the description of the music of Ekin Fil (Ekin \u00dczelt\u00fczenci<\/strong><\/em>, from Istanbul, Turkey). And that is exactly how it sounds on this new album \u2013 her 17th (according to Discogs) and the seventh for the Helen Scarsdale Agency<\/a> <\/em>label. Obviously, Ekin <\/em><\/strong>found a fitting place on this label \u2018dedicated to a particular thread of post-industrial research, surrealist collage, refined minimalism, caustic electro-acoustics, sublimated dream-pop, obfuscated field recordings, recombinant noise, existential vacancy, and then some\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\nIt may be plucked from a dream, not necessarily from a nice dream, but from \u2018the unsettled state of existence between sleep and being awake. [\u2026] Loves lost. A world broken. All is not hopeless, but there is a considerable amount of shit to wade through.\u2019 <\/em>
That last sentence may also be a fitting description for the ambient music genre in general, but it definitely does n\u00f3t refer to Ekin Fil\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> music itself \u2013 which is haunting yet beautiful, but with sharp edges where needed.<\/p>\nIt is no coincidence that Ekin Fil<\/em><\/strong> is often mentioned in the same sentence as Grouper<\/em> (she opened for Grouper in the past) \u2013 her music will definitely appeal to the same audience. But if you want references one could also mention the music of Tim Hecker<\/em> or Rafael Anton Irisarri<\/em>. Such comparisons are tricky, and only useful to give an idea of what to expect to listeners who don\u2019t know her work (yet). It\u2019s clear that Ekin Fil<\/em><\/strong> has developed her own, intriguing personal style and found her own place. She has become a \u2018reference artist\u2019 herself.<\/p>\n
It may be plucked from a dream, not necessarily from a nice dream, but from \u2018the unsettled state of existence between sleep and being awake. [\u2026] Loves lost. A world broken. All is not hopeless, but there is a considerable amount of shit to wade through.\u2019 <\/em> It is no coincidence that Ekin Fil<\/em><\/strong> is often mentioned in the same sentence as Grouper<\/em> (she opened for Grouper in the past) \u2013 her music will definitely appeal to the same audience. But if you want references one could also mention the music of Tim Hecker<\/em> or Rafael Anton Irisarri<\/em>. Such comparisons are tricky, and only useful to give an idea of what to expect to listeners who don\u2019t know her work (yet). It\u2019s clear that Ekin Fil<\/em><\/strong> has developed her own, intriguing personal style and found her own place. She has become a \u2018reference artist\u2019 herself.<\/p>\n
That last sentence may also be a fitting description for the ambient music genre in general, but it definitely does n\u00f3t refer to Ekin Fil\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> music itself \u2013 which is haunting yet beautiful, but with sharp edges where needed.<\/p>\n