Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sigur Rós and more to feature on ambient compilation curated by Coldcut

05 October 2021, 15:54 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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(Sigur Rós) (Ryuichi Sakamoto) (Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith)

A new ambient compilation curated by Coldcut called @0 has been announced today, which features contributions from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sigur Rós, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Imogen Heap and more.

The announcement of @0 is accompanied by two lead outings called EP1, which features Suzanne Ciani’s "Morning Spring" and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s "Mt Baker".

@0 is a compilation of ambient recordings curated by Coldcut. The label (Ahead Of Our Time) and Ninja Tune will donate 50% of net receipts to CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), Mind and Black Minds Matter.

The album will feature new work by Steve Roach, Julianna Barwick, Laraaji, as well as remixes of songs by Sigur Rós and Imogen Heap, and recordings from Ryuichi Sakamoto, A Winged Victory for the Sullen and more.

Coldcut's Matt Black says of the compilation, "@0 refers to that liminal state experienced many times where my mental and emotional stability was not solid and it felt like teetering on a zero axis about to fall into depression, or more rarely, mania. I found that ambient music, by making no psychic demands, often opened some space and with its soft fascination, subtly raised the energy, helping to avoid that downward spiral and navigate slowly up and out. @0 is a balance point."

Tracklist:

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Aqua (from Playing Piano for the Isolated)
Double Cushion - For Ignatz Karmelito
Julianna Barwick - Star Ray
ANNA - Another Dream
Obay Alsharani - Dream Within a Dream
Daniel Pemberton & FSOL - Behind the Eyes
NDiPA X Flex Machina feat. Sandeep Mishra - Bandra Tanpura
ill-esha - Sonata of Solitude
Specimens - Concrète Dreams
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Mt Baker
Skee Mask - CG Drip
Helena Hauff - Thalassa
Rovo & System 7 - Unseen Onsen (Translucent Mix)
Coldcut - The Fire Burns Out
Sigur Rós - Rembihnútur (Liminal re-work by Paul Corley)
Imogen Heap - The Happy Song (Coldcut Remix)
Ned Scott (The Egg) - Patchwork
Noodreem - The Healing Light of Sound
Suzanne Ciani - Morning Spring
James Heather - And She Came Home (Strings Version)
Nailah Hunter - Sadko
David Wenngren - Pianoise
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Beethoven 250
Steve Roach - The Drift Home
Laraaji - Illusion of Time
Yak Herder - Otaku Reverse
Mira Calix - danaïdes
FRKTL - Rhododendron Forest Rescue
Irresistible Force X Coldcut - Autumn Leaves Return
Coldcut X Mixmaster Morris - @0 Mix

Suzanne Ciani’s "Morning Spring" and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s "Mt Baker" are out now. The full @0 compilation will be released via Ahead Of Our Time on 19 November, and is available to pre-order now.