release date:
2 september 2022 (bandcamp)
3 september 2022 (streaming platforms)
late september 2022 (vinyl)
format: lp (special edition orange and pink vinyl, 100 copies) / limited edition pink vinyl, 200 copies) / digital
label: burning witches records
buy vinyl on bandcamp
special edition orange and pink vinyl w/ printed inner sleeve and obi strip, 100 copies
limited edition pink vinyl w/ printed inner sleeve and obi strip, 200 copies
reviews
‘Shuttles between ambient New Age, filmic nostalgia and improv exploration.’
**** (4) mojo magazine
‘Airports and Ports by Hunter Complex is peerless, full of tranquility and sonic comfort’
***** (5) de volkskrant
‘This collection takes fresh inspiration from kosmische and spiritual jazz.’
norman records
‘The fifth album convinces purely instrumentally with exciting arrangements.’
gonzo (circus)
‘On Airports and Ports Meijer made his grandest musical statement yet, incorporating jazz elements and even symphonic touches that brings to mind both what came before as well as early CTI releases from Freddie Hubbard and even the great Mark Isham.’
complex distractions
‘Just beautiful’ (…) ‘with such a smashing cover on it too, just great art’
dark train
‘The structure and song sequence are so sophisticated and compelling that I immediately reach for the play button again.’
io pages
‘Airports and Ports succeeds in adding a sense of the optimistic adventure of life on the outside whilst simultaneously transporting your imagination.’
dusted magazine
‘This fifth Hunter Complex album is still characteristic and familiar, but the shifts in emphasis and musical enrichments lend the music a refreshing beauty and benevolence.’
**** (4) written in music
‘The more abstract mood suits Airports and Ports well’
stasis
‘All of the musical guests on Airports and Ports help to create the addictive soundscapes that are on offer. Alexander Hawkins adds piano textures that grab hold of one’s ears, Aquiles Navarro sounds like no other trumpet player I’ve ever heard and creates scintillating sounds. Kat Epple’s flute performance is serene and ethereal, Justin Sweatt’s guitar work brings an otherworldly mood to the album and Jantijn Prins’ acoustic guitar weaves warm textures into the music. Coen Oscar Polack’s field recordings contribute more interesting sonic depth to the album.’
absynth
‘The album is a living experience, embarking on a great expedition in a pastel-colored sea made of layers of rhythms and atmospheric synths, where each song plays like a chapter in a story book with unexpected twists, turns, adventure, and landscapes.’
the electroscope
‘Fabulous stuff’
in the moog
‘Airports and Ports is more peaceful than expected given the monikers of the artist and label.’
a closer listen
‘For me, a new release by Hunter Complex is a big thing.’
vital weekly
‘May very well be his best album yet’ (…) Airports and Ports is a triumph in sonic joy.’
complex distractions
‘Absolutely fantastic (…) stunning artwork (…) what a great album’
dark train
‘Airports And Ports sounds very diverse within the dreamy ambient niche and continues to surprise both in diversity and with strong melodies.’
damusic
‘Extraordinarily varied album, navigating between krautrock, a bit of jazzy new age and beautiful ambient.’
x-rated
‘Good music for enraptured relaxation for tense crazies.’
manierenversagen
info
The new Hunter Complex album Airports and Ports arrives Friday 2 September 2022 on Burning Witches Records and features contributions from Aquiles Navarro (trumpet, Irreversible Entanglements), new age legend Kat Epple (flute, Emerald Web), Alexander Hawkins (piano, Louis Moholo-Moholo), Justin Sweatt (aka Xander Harris, guitar) and Coen Oscar Polack (field recordings). Airports and Ports is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed synth albums Dead Calm and Zero Degrees (Burning Witches, 2020) and Open Sea (Death Waltz, 2019) and takes a new direction with influences from new age, ethereal jazz and krautrock. The gorgeous artwork was created by Luke Insect.
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