Rob Burger

This new album by one of the finest modern composers combines neo-classical soundscapes, ‘70s kosmische, and jaunts of 20th-century exotica into a completely unique genre-quilt that synopsizes his long musical trek through multiple cities, scenes, and sounds.

'The Grid' rolls in on a cloud bank of old-world sorrow with its piano and accordion prologue 'Alternate Star', but by the initial note of the second-track 'Harmonious Gathering' all the sonic elements, dusty drum machines, choral keyboard patches, and rubberized synth bass seem to be smiling in glorious unison. This song, as well as the title track that shortly follows it, hint at what it might sound like if Harmonia had stayed intact and were scoring A24 films.