Product Overview
Jonas Munk, aka Manual, made a name for himself in the early 2000s with a string of albums fusing warm electronica with shoegaze and dream-pop aesthetics. In contrast, Confluence is entirely beatless, and has more of a vague, mysterious character. Most of these eight compositions are lengthy and evolve slowly, like the ebb and flow of the changing tide. Subtle layering, minuscule harmonic changes and filtering provide the essential means of movement. In spite of all the pieces having been created out of digital processing and manipulation of guitars, the result is organic and timeless. Occasional piano is basically the only other element present amongst the cascades of haunting guitar drones.
Confluence recalls the classical minimalism of Gavin Bryars, with highly evocative, slowly unfolding chords replacing each other like cloud formations in the sky - as well as the experimental drone music of Rafael Toral or Keith Fullerton Whitman, where guitars are processed and dissolved into slow-motion structures of sound. When Confluence was first released it didn't receive much recognition, but over the years it has become the most popular Manual album, now with over a million streams on Spotify alone.
Tracklist:
1. Blue Stone 9:41
2. Cirrus 2:01
3. Confluence 13:14
4. Leirosa 9:58
5. After the Rain 1:12
6. Oracle Night 13:22
7. Sanctuary 8:12
8. Last Light 7:12
