7/08/2011
Mank - Esoteria (2011)
/Ambient, Modern classical, Chillout, Soundscape, Epic, New Age, Downtempo, Dystopbient/
Comment: Mank is a lone wolf from Wales, having been involved in making of music since the 90s. Moreover, he heads up a records, Mankymusic. However, this album includes 10 tracks with the total time of a bit more than one hour. The recent sonic combinations by him can be reified as a series of pictures based on icy yet somewhat warm impressions illustrating the kind of still life coming from the Northern Pole or the Arctic climate horizon (in fact, he used to have real experiences related to this realm). In a more concrete way, his soundscapes base on picturesque progressions backed up with mid-tempo gears (similar . The last track Anhedronia gets involved in running as a more modern classic-based arrangement. In a nutshell, this is a majestic and beautiful issue.