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What were they up to? They couldnt explain it. But not explaining it was part of the point. The Danish duo Bremer/McCoy with Jonathan Bremer on acoustic bass and Morten McCoy on keys and tape delayrecorded straight to tape so that they had as little time as possible to think about it. They just laid it down.

The duo has been making music that defies categorization since 2012. They started as a dub group, bringing their own sound system to shows. Now their sound lilts between jazz, ambient, and neoclassical, with contemplative, propulsive melodies that capture the Nordic woods they walk in. Their last full-length release, 2019s clear-eyed Utopia, gained them a cult following in the U.S. and a roster of notable fans, including Nils Frahm and Gilles Peterson.

The duos latest release Natten, which means The Night in Danish, strives for even more transcendence, more freedom, more of everything in whatever sound theyre making. Its still hard to explain. Its not meant to be explained. These 11 tracks are tinged with the sublime: watching the setting sun, feeling the planet tilt on its axis. If you listen closely, you can hear the constellations. Let Bremer/McCoy bring the night mood to you, whatever youre up to.