Reviews of La Manzana Mágica [12k2063]

Delicate pairings of synth tones and environmental captures delve into the past, as Durand distils the ambience of memory into a music of wistful reflection and faded beauty.

Durand’s sonic framework flows silently and unhurriedly; he weaves each note as if observing a plant, a tree, or a garden with rapt attention. These subtle images and synthesized notes unfold precisely at the threshold of twilight.

It’s a soulful piece of music. An album that manoeuvres between fragile movements and tonalities. An ambience that feels familiar and yet distant.

An exceptionally open, fragile album, reveal [ing] its magic less through density than through omission.