Coppice - Vale of Health

Published: March 7, 2009, midnight

This is a welcoming mix, as satisfying as a warm mug of deep bass and crystalline sounds after a long day lolloping over the fields and through the trees of North London. It opens and ends with classic Brian Eno tracks, extending over a broad sweep of ambience that takes in its path the breathy holds of Stars of the Lid and Coil's dense chemically inspired transcription. Room is made for the inclusion of classic synth sounds from Vangelis, as well as the very modern artistry of Burial and attenuated swoops of COH. So get out and enjoy some fresh air, then get cosy and listen to this one.   Coppice enjoys trees, air, and wild places, when not spending time in front of screens or speakers.   Tracklisting: Brian Eno - A Clearing Stars of the Lid - Apreludes (In C Sharp Major) 1 COH - I Ascend Bright With Oxygen Mask Tangerine Dream - Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares Vangelis - 100 Metres Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Midnight Black Earth Brian Eno - Aragon Ghislain Poirier - Complementaire De Bleu Radian - Tiefenscharfe Stars of the Lid - Articulate Silences Part 1:1 Coil - Mexthoxy-N, N-Dimethyl (5-MeO-DMT) Autechre - Paralel Suns Abfahrt Hinwill - The Light Aphex Twin - Lichen Fennesz - Onsay Julee Cruise - Mysteries of Love Burial - Night Bus Christian Fennesz and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Aware Aphex Twin - Parallel Stripes Dick Mills - Adagio Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent)