Acronym – Malm

Seems like I was lucky then. Bought this new and did no cleaning, and except for one track, where there's a clicking sound repeating through half the track, my copy is dead silent. Not a single crackle, click or pop. It's interesting how records from the same batch can differ so much.

I got a fresh copy of bandcamp and only with a carbon brush once briefly cleaned from the outside in and unfortunately found that when playing the tracks are disturbed by swerves / click / thud / pops !

Field Records welcomes Acronym for a new album, Malm, which follows many great ambient laced deep techno EPs and LPs on Semantica and Northern Electronics. The 10-track beatless affair pays homage to one of his lost friends who was torn between his dualistic nature. In a state of paranoia, stress and inner conflict, even brief moments of panic can be fatal for yourself and the people around you. This album is born from those ideas and was recorded and arranged between 2015 and 2017 in different parts of the world using various analog and digital synthesizers and effects. Informed by grief and sorrow, the album evolved through a number of different forms and finally comprises three acts; the first two showcase the artist's take on the mental and physical circumstances during the events that took place on the 4th of January 2016 in Malmi, Helsinki, and the final act presents his viewpoint after that date. The Swedish artist offers absorbing and meditative passages of ambience and sombre atmosphere across all pieces here. Long, tailed pads gently come and go, occasional percussive sounds get sprinkled about and bleak keys bring real tenderness. It's an escapist listen that ranges from oppressive and heavy to more subtly uplifting and is one of the most coherent and cohesive albums you could wish to hear.

With the cassette Mu, the best Acronym's Album ! !

sounds like a reincarnation of Pete Namlook, in all the good ways of course!
"Giving meaning to life" music...

My copy was thoroughly cleaned before playback so I don't know how it would sound without that - there is a small two swerves/click/thud at the very end of A2 and three minor pops on D2, but other than there is nothing to complain about.
Only listened to it once, but D2 was really something else - maybe the rest will grow as well, specially if I play it at night instead of a gloomy December morning. Or not ;)

His best work thus far. Is anyone else experiencing near constant popping and crackling with the black vinyl?

this is by far the best ambient album since KLFs chill out and the early orb stuff.....wow....