POP AMBIENT 2020

Double-LP version includes 44-page art book with the whole distinctive cover-series; includes additional track by Thore Pfeiffer; includes download.Wolfgang Voigt on the release (September 2019): 20 years of Pop Ambient. Already' One didn't notice. It's an anniversary which comes quietly. An anniversary with quiet tones. In the spirit of the special restraint of pop-elegance, it has no reason to drawn attention to itself with a big 'Tam-Tam'. Or better: 'Bum-Bum'. The bass drum stays outside. Nevertheless, in fast-paced, overstimulated times of moving forward, it's a joyful occasion to look back. What strikes most by putting or listening to 20 years of Pop Ambient in a row is the central theme that holds together the dense aesthetic concept like the pearls of a necklace. Floral beauty for digital naturalists. Music like flowers, that don't wilt. Timeless. Ageless. But with all of the conceptual unity and resolution, Pop Ambient would not be Kompakt without the break, the friction, the expansion of musical boundaries in between tradition and innovation, in between conspiracy and the openness of the discourse. Aestheticism, escapism, acting in the spirit of 'nevertheless'. Swans drifting by, clouds pass over, everything is floating and: 'Boredom is a stylistic device' (Andy Warhol). Pop Ambient music is medicine against illnesses, that you don't even suffer from. It's giving everything, demanding nothing. Musical lotus leafs, off which the virtual wastewater of our time is rolling like the reality is dripping off the matrix. In this sense, we're happy about the pop-ambient anniversary greetings from new and old companions like Thore Pfeiffer, Max Wurden, Yui Onodera, Jorg Burger, Thomas Fehlmann, Morgen Wurde, Leandro Fresco, as well as contributions from T.Raumschmiere, Andrew Thomas, and, after a long break, from friends from early days like Joachim Spieth, Markus Guentner, and Klimek... Breath in. Breath out. Thank you. Also features Maria Estrella, Gen Pop, and Pepo Galan. ?A1. Thore Pfeiffer - Urquell?A2. Max Wurden - Diminish?A3. Yui Onodera - Cromo 4?A4. Joachim Spieth - Meteor?B1. T.Raumschmiere - Notre-Dame?B2. Klimek - All The Little Horses?B3. Morgen Wurde - Lasst Los (feat. Maria Estrella)?B4. Markus Guentner - Clade?C1. Thomas Fehlmann - Liebesperlen?C2. Gen Pop - Iron Woman?C3. Klimek - Requiem For A Butterfly?C4. Leandro Fresco - Brenda?D1. Max Wurden/Pepo Galan - Stay?D2. Leandro Fresco/Thore Pfeiffer - Neo?D3. Thore Pfeiffer - Alles Bleibt Anders?D4. Andrew Thomas - Song 9?D5. Andrew Thomas - Sleep Fall