PEJZAZ Vinyl & CDs

Review: The Very Polish Cut Outs mostly deals in inspired re-edits and reworks of obscure old musical gems from Poland. This time out Pejzaz aka Bartosz Kruczynski makes his mark once more with a brilliant new collage album that comes in two parts. This first one will be followed by the second later in November and is a deep dive into the world of 90s and early noughties Eastern European CD releases. It's made from millions of samples and features pop rock licks, sunny chords, dreamy folk sounds, astral melodies and lots of rich textures that make it a superb new take on the Baltic Beat.

Review: Like its recent predecessor, List I, this all-instrumental affair is a collage style affair that sees its creator, Bartosz Krucyznski AKA Pejzaz, craft an immersive and atmospheric listening journey out a mixture of beats, electronics, and literally hundreds of samples from 1990s and early 2000s Eastern European CD releases. The Very Polish Cut Outs label describes it as 'an apt soundtrack for winter in Eastern Europe', and it's hard to disagree. Full of warming loops, dreamy pads and chords, gentle melodies and even more gentle hip-hop beats (albeit with sporadic bursts of percussive energy), it delivers a suitably Balearic, saucer-eyed voyage through instrumental trip-hop and dub-flecked downtempo flavours.