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The New Magic - Comma (Zen Feebacker)

The Slow Music Movement

If he swerves about in his car as much as he does with his music then I'm not sure if I'd go for a ride with Martin van Houtum. Hailing from Oslo, he's been making music for a while as part of the psychedelic folk rock outfit Zenon, but only in the last year, aided by a revolving cast of local musicians and his label Zen Feedbacker, as director of operations under the The New Magic moniker. I'm intrigued.


My focus here is the oh so TSMM friendly "Comma" cut from his latest Bird's Eye View LP on Zen Feedbacker, but don't be shy, hit play on the LP and explore it's oddball mix of dinner jazz, kosmische minimalism, beatific chillout, evocative exotica, folk jazz and drone odyssey. Needless to say only adventurous listeners need apply.


But back to the simple joys of "Comma" which seemingly celebrates work free days in the Norwegian fjords, Ibizan sunsets and the new age of new age simultaneously. Gloriously chilled repetition, the sounds of our feathered friends, care free precision guitar picking and pastoral tones get comfortable on some classic chill out synth pads and have no intention of going back to the office anytime soon. It's a thing of chill out beauty and as the last hour of listening on repeat proves, has evergreen potential.














Playlist Companions

You can find this chillout classic in the lazy warmth of the Slow Balearic Playlist or snuggled up with similarly wellness imbuing music in the New Age of New Age Playlist.

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