It’s a real treat to find an electronic album perfectly suited to home listening that doesn’t challenge or jar in some way. In truth, a lot of “relaxing” electronica tends to be rather too vapid and comatose, and there’s no denying the allure of music that possesses the power to shock and awe your cerebellum. Some of the finest braindance though has been in that strange hinterland betwixt the two, as in the lush momentum of Astrobotnia or Cylob.

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