POP AMBIENT 2020 (2LP + DL + ARTBOOK)

1. Urquell by Thore Pfeiffer 05:45 2. Diminish by Max Würden 04:22 3. Cromo 4 by Yui Onodera 05:11 4. Meteor by Joachim Spieth 06:01 5. Notre-Dame by T.Raumschmiere 06:08 6. All The Pretty Little Horses by Klimek 03:59 7. Lässt Los by Morgen Wurde feat. Maria Estrella 06:07 8. Clade by Markus Guentner 05:44 9. Liebesperlen by Thomas Fehlmann 06:16 10. Iron Woman by Gen Pop 04:35 11. Requiem For A Butterfly by Klimek 06:01 12. Brenda by Leandro Fresco 03:30 13. Stay by Max Würden / Pepo Galan 04:35 14. Neo by Leandro Fresco / Thore Pfeiffer 03:20 15. Song 9 by Andrew Thomas 02:13 16. Sleep Fall by Andrew Thomas 05:04 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-Tamš. Or better: ‚Bum-Bumš. 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 ‚neverthelessš. Swans drifting by, clouds pass over, everything is floating and: ‚Boredom is a stylistic deviceš (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 Würden, Yui Onodera, Jörg Burger, Thomas Fehlmann, Morgen Wurde, Leandro Fresco aswell as contributions from T.Raumschmiere, Andrew Thomas and, after a long break, from friends from early days like Joachim Spieth, Markus Guentner und Klimek. Pop Ambient 2020 is released digital, as CD and of course as a chic double vinyl. Also included in the package: The whole distinctive cover-series as an art book of 44 pages. And for all of the old and young fans and collectors there is the Pop Ambient 2001 in a overhauled original version out on vinyl for the very first time. ??Breath in. Breath out. Thank you.?? Wolfgang Voigt, September 2019.