Three White Roses and a Budd

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A mini-CD harkening back to the mid-1980s, when ambient was still in its cradle. Very reminiscent of the best stuff the All Saints label put out when Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Roger Eno and Bill Nelson were on their game and all of the same mind.

Apparently Budd has been a longtime hero of Fila Brazillia, who since 1997 had been hoping to do something together. Circumstances led to Budd briefly staying at Nelson´s house near the duo´s basecamp in Kingston-upon-Hull, and studio time was finally booked.

A mere four tracks, less than twenty-five minutes long, leaving you craving more. Budd´s trademark minimalistic piano cascades dominate, while Nelson adds restrained, stretched out guitar chords and the boys from Brazillia limit themselves to quietly producing and adding judicious, muffled electronic beats and colours as called for. Manages to sound current and yet nostalgic at the same time. Nice nice very nice.