Ekin Fil - Maps (2018)

While Ekin Fil is a core member of the Proudpilot band, the Turkish artist has his own thing going on in the ambient space. And we're pretty into it. Coming through with his fourth LP for the legendary Helen Scarsdale Agency, a label set up in 2003 and featuring talents such as BJ Nilsen, Omit and Spiracle, Maps is another long exploration into the blending of electronics and acoustics, where pianos are surrounded by all sorts of subtle synth chatter. With a grand total of nine voyages, all of them largely beatless, it is difficult to describe Ekin Fil's music with anything beyond emotions. In fact, this album, much like his previous works, is something that you feel rather than hear, and will surely create an inimitable vibe of meditation wherever you choose to play it.