Aspidistrafly - I Hold a Wish for You (2008)

Beautiful, earthy, texturally rich sounds from a Singaporean duo. Angelic vocals, shimmering drones, field recordings, plaintive acoustic guitars, reverberating keys, and feather-light percussion. My birthday was on Friday so I celebrated by going to the bar and drinking way more tequila than I should have, then I spent Saturday nursing an all-day hangover and, relatedly, a sprained ankle. Then yesterday I had some friends over and was given three bottles of tequila. Needless to say, I'm nursing hangover #2 today. I Hold a Wish for You made me feel less awful for a second.

Track listing:

1. Candlescape

2. Moonlight Shadow

3. Common Colors in the Air

4. Sampling Atmosphere

5. On the Summer Solstice

6. Porcelain Sky Wink

7. Sui

8. Endless Dreamless

Language of flowers

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Eluvium - Lambent Material (2003)

Islaja - Palaa Aurinkoon (2005)