soudvsystem x the FVL.
“Ritual, memory, and digital space” intersect on Land of Siesta 午睡島, the debut album from Taiwanese experimental duo the FVL. The record writes a new story for the long-vanished Favorlang people through ambient and psychedelic music. To mark its release, the duo curated fifteen tracks that shaped their sound.
From kalimba meditations (Asa Tone’s “To Tell A Picture”), submerged leftfield ambience (Salamanda’s “Puddle Underwater”), and pentatonic electronics (The Ghostwriters’ Rococo Rondo). Like the album itself, the playlist moves slowly and deliberately, letting something ancient rise to the surface.
Read more about their picks and listen below!
化石Fossil - 珊瑚礁
Sound of soft bass, ambient synth & unique drum kit sound.
Asa Tone - To Tell A Picture
The beautiful kalimba pattern across whole song.
Salamanda - Puddle Underwater
One of our favorite leftfield ambient track from Korea.
Georgia – Teth (Baka)
Experimental yet soulful, perfect composition.
The Ghostwriters - Rococo Rondo
Pentatonic piano, electeonic pioneer from the 80's.
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