Maggi Payne
A true artist’s artist, we were overjoyed in 2017 to witness the long overdue reissue of her 1986 Lovely Music debut, Crystal, via the Belgian imprint, Aguirre Records. Now the label is back, extending their dedicated focus on Payne’s seminal body of work with two more incredible LPs, Arctic Winds, originally released on CD in 2010, and Ahh-Ahh, a body of archival material created between 1984-1987, issued by Root Strada back in 2012 and having remained out of print and highly sought after ever since.
Creatively brilliant and revelatory at every turn - diving into the composers incredible diverse and visionary practice - neither of these beauties is to be missed.
Proof of the incredible creative and material potential yielded by field recording and musique-concrete, Arctic Winds is a true wonder to behold. Calming, thoughtful, and meditative, while incredibly challenging on both creative and conceptual terms.
Absolutely essential and not to be missed. Issued by Aguirre in a beautiful, limited 2LP edition of 500 copies, with gatefold sleeve and artwork by Atelier Brenda.
Absolutely beautiful and captivating from the first turn to the last, Ahh-Ahh is a true joy in listening, offering the very kind of transportive moments that each of us needs during these incredibly hard times.
Issued by Aguirre in a beautiful, limited vinyl edition of 500 copies, with gatefold sleeve and artwork by Atelier Brenda. The original Root Strada edition went fast and has remained highly sought after ever since. This one is not to be missed.
