WYSING FOREST

Four years of slow-burning success, on from the rolling primal rhythms and joyous?arpeggios of his 2010 debut Holkham Drones (BCR 030CD/LP), Luke Abbott?makes a bold return with his sublime second album offering, Wysing Forest.?Comprising a series of improvised live recordings compiled into one rapturous?movement and hallmarked by the majestic elegiac pastorals of the two-part?Amphis theme, this is most definitely an album which is greater than the sum of?its parts, designed to be listened to in one immersive go. Although only a pair of?tracks -- Free Migration and Highrise -- approach the idiosyncratic lumpen?danceability of Holkham Drones, it is thanks to Luke's perfectly-judged elegant?transitional dynamics that neither piece feels out of place amongst the album's?more mellow moments.?TRACKLISTING?01. Two Degrees?02. Amphis?03. Unfurling?04. Free Migration?05. Highrise?06. Tree Spirit?07. The Balance of Power?08. Snippet?09. Amphis (Reprise)