Bartosz Kruczyński – Baltic Beat II

Likely intended as an ambient soundtrack to the beauty of Poland’s outdoor spaces, Baltic Beat II opens with a collage of field recorded nature sounds and traditional Polish mountain singing that sets tone for what is ultimately a stunning musical journey. Perhaps more tropical and exotic than you’d expect to experience in Poland, Kruczynski uses a variety of mostly percussive instruments to construct each piece. Loops of piano keys and brightly plucked guitar strings hover above mallets pitter-pattering syncopated rhythms on woodblocks, marimbas, and xylophones, giving each song a sparkling, sunlight-dancing-on-the-ripples-on-a-lake effect. Emotively captivating from start to finish but relatively short in length (sub-40 minutes), at its conclusion I’ve found myself reaching for either his “Selected Media 2016-2018” release on Emotional Response (2019) or the original Baltic Beat also on Growing Bin (2016).

This is such a great album again from Bartosz. It sometimes reminds me on Steve Reich, a little bit of John Cage, Nils Frahm and perhaps Hauschka in a way. A lot of classical moments, chillful and hypnotic timeless music.

Is there any info about baltic beat II ?
My local shop informed me that there something wrong with the press and could not be sold like this...
Anyway, As always Top Notch stuff and cant wait to have a listin!