Koen Holtkamp – Slow Fox Run | Where the landscape begins to listen

With Slow Fox Run, Koen Holtkamp continues to explore a musical language where sound unfolds as naturally as a living ecosystem. Serving as a preview of Nightlife, the piece reflects the composer’s move from Brooklyn to the rural landscapes of the Hudson Valley, a transition that reshaped his creative process. Rather than building toward a traditional climax, the track invites patient listening, allowing texture, silence and gradual movement to become the heart of the experience.

As an instrumental work, Slow Fox Run tells its story through subtle percussion, physically modelled string textures inspired by acoustic instruments, and expressive wind lines that echo the openness of contemporary jazz. Instead of guiding the listener through a fixed narrative, the composition creates an immersive environment where time seems to slow down and every sound subtly reshapes the space around it.

A meeting point between ambient, electronics and contemporary jazz

Blending ambient, post-rock and the spacious aesthetic of ECM jazz, the piece also embraces experimental electronics and improvisational sensibilities. Greg Fox’s fluid drumming provides an organic pulse, while Matt Bauder’s wind performances interact with modular synthesis to create remarkable spatial depth. The result is a composition that continuously blurs the boundary between acoustic and electronic sound.

Silence becomes part of the composition

The track reflects Holtkamp’s renewed relationship with the natural world. Its physically modelled string sounds, inspired by instruments such as the kora and other traditional chordophones, create a tactile quality that makes electronic textures feel almost handmade. Every element occupies its own place within the mix, allowing silence to carry as much expressive weight as the notes themselves. In doing so, Slow Fox Run transforms attentive listening into an act of contemplation, where the landscape becomes an instrument in its own right.

LESEL: "528", Amor, Frecuencias y Música Con Conciencia | Entrevista – R+

Nos enlazamos a Uruguay con Lesel para hablar de "528", un sencillo que funciona como himno de unidad y cierre de una trilogía conceptual. Lesel nos cuenta cómo la frecuencia del amor (528 Hz) guía su proceso creativo, cómo transforma el miedo en amor y cómo su música busca acompañar a quien la escucha, más allá del entretenimiento. Hablamos de su independencia artística, de la libertad de crear sin restricciones y de su próximo álbum "Alquimia". Una charla sobre conciencia, vibración y el poder de la música como refugio.https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/track/4v4QhuxWEvCskrsS2Njqbehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh4EG2dG9AIhttps://www.instagram.com/lesel_musichttps://www.tiktok.com/@_leselhttps://www.facebook.com/leselmusicartist