Klimek - Dedications

While the Anticipate label have been working hard to establish themselves as one of the finest purveyors of elegant and thought-provoking music, Klimek has been building up his own reputation through a slew of releases and compilation appearances on Cologne's revered Kompakt - an institution as much as label. With 'Dedications', Meissner devotes each track to two of his musical idols, from Michael Gira to Steven Spielberg to Marvin Gaye. A slowed-down perception of time is something that haunts all of Meissner's work as Klimek, when he is not busying himself under another of his many aliases including Bizz Circuits, Random Industries and Random_Inc. Rather than just focusing on an aesthetic beauty, upon listening it feels as if there is a greater purpose to this music - perhaps it exists to remind the listener to slow down and focus on the finer details of their own life, perhaps it is simply a tool to relax the listener into contemplative sleep. Whatever its purpose, in its hazy soundscapes and muffled pianos, 'Dedications' feels like music with a message.

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