Three hours of music about water is an audacious proposition. But not, perhaps, for Slovak label Mappa, which for the past decade has made a habit of asking listeners to slow down and pay attention, releasing records that move between field recording, electronics, and idiosyncratic folk. Synthetic Water Music might be Mappa’s most expansive undertaking yet. The second installment in the label’s Synthetic series, following a 2023 collection dedicated to birds, it brings together several dozen artists whose contributions founder Jakub Juhás has arranged in a multi-layered journey through liquid states, aquatic environments, and drifting visions.
While Synthetic Bird Music focused on animals and their sounds, both real and imagined,…

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