Orchid is an album by Magnetic Loops, a musician based in Bristol, UK. The title takes its name from an instrument, the Orchid, developed by Telepathic Instruments, a project from Kevin Parker, founder and core member of the group Tame Impala. Magnetic Loops reports, of the Orchid: “it enabled me to pull together these tracks quickly and seamlessly.” The five tracks that comprise Orchid are an appealing set of assemblages, mixes of held chords, gentle melodies, and what appear to be processed field recordings. “Fire” is a syrupy bit of shoegaze with dream echoes of Angelo Badalamenti. “Flower” feels at times more like an installation soundtrack than foregrounded music, all sonic gleams, distant drones, and natural textures. More on the instrument at telepathicinstruments.com.
