Michel Banabila – Unspeakable Visions

Banabila returns with a second LP release on Knekelhuis. The renowned Dutch producer is up there among the stars when it comes to ambient music and the so-called ‘fourth world’ legacy. On this eleven-track album, we witness soul-wrenching, kraut-tinted, and early-yet-modernist electronics.

Coming from his heart, these imaginative recordings center around otherworldly voices – fictional characters chanting in a made-up language, imbued with a captivating spirit, transcending linguistic barriers. Through remarkable complexity and technique, 'Unspeakable Visions' is full of sonic textures, together evoking a layered, emotional arc.

While the track 'Rattles' still references the artist's first album on Knekelhuis, 'Echo Transformations', the style of most other tracks departs towards an intriguing new mix of both pop-infused songs and gloomy abstraction, balancing between a sense of anticipation and desolation.

A1. Viva Voce
A2. Vowels of Love
A3. Darker and Darker
A4. Hometapers Tricky Universe
A5. So Far Yet So Near
A6. our Words Against Mine
B1. Rattles
B2. Little Star
B3. AI Brainfire
B4. Sounds from an Unforgettable Place #1 (UV remix)
B5. Unspeakable Visions