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- Summary: The second full-length release for the collaboration between electronic producers Danilo Plessow (aka Motor City Drum Ensemble) and Innervisions' Marcus Worgull features guest contributions from Tadhg Murphy, Dermot O'Mahony, and Robbert Van Der Bildt.
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- Record Label: Kompakt
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Club/Dance
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Feb 9, 2017II’s songs can glide by like a benevolent mirage, not quite registering but still leaving an afterglow. That afterglow is exquisite, however.
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Feb 9, 2017On Vermont II, Plessow and Worgull have crafted an experimental piece founded upon its creators' departure from their respective comfort zones.
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Mar 1, 2017Approach the album with the same unhurried attitude as its creators, though, and you'll find moments to savour.
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Feb 9, 2017This is as enjoyable as the duo's debut, another set that rewards deep listening for those with an affinity for Eno/Moebius/Roedelius, Global Communication, the Detroit Escalator Co., and the tranquil aspects of Kompakt's Pop Ambient series.
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UncutFeb 9, 2017Vermont is a project now--but the outcome is similarly minimal and beatific, with each of its 12 tracks shaded with only the most essential detail. [Mar 2017, p.40]
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Feb 22, 2017Vermont have figured out how to make these comparatively short, sketch-like pieces work for them. They stretch out just long enough to draw you in and wrap you up in their atmospheres, but they never wear out their welcome.
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Feb 9, 2017It drifts from merely being waftily pretty to really elegant to sublime and back with the greatest ease, which can be frustrating--but those sublime moments are enough to make you come back for more.