Nest - Body Pilot (10" vinyl)

I really approve of the idea of someone from the Rainy Valleys (Wales) and the dark, cold forests of Norway collaborating. Especially when the Norwegian contingent is one-half of neoclassical/dark drone titans Deaf Center!! The CD ('Retold') these chaps had out on this very same label was an absolute gem and wasn't actually around for too long before you mental on-line shopping types went and bought them all. This new four tracker is a 10" vinyl job only which matches the other fine 10" releases Serein have put out very nicely. Nice graphic-designed sleeve, minimal fontage, etc. The tunes are lovely, gently unfurling classical/ambient/drone pieces (as to be expected) chock-full of longing, regret and melancholia. Savour, for instance, the proper sob-tastic lingering piano on track two! There's an implicitly powerful undertone throughout, particularly to the third track 'Koretz's Meteor' which I'm most enamoured with. This is where dark ambient drift meets the profoundly affecting glacial intensity of prime Biosphere or Thomas Koner in an orgasmic icy chasm. Don't try having an orgasm in an icy chasm however, you may get stuck in more ways than one. I think this is an EP meant for headphones or a quiet space that doesn't have boomy acoustics and people with long hair grappling with noisy tape guns. Even the sound of my fingers on this keyboard is annoying me and causing me to swear at myself for interrupting these zen-like swelling movements. Quality EP, quality label. Get involved drone-poppets!!