Koen Holtkamp’s new album Nightlife came out on October 9, 2026 via Western Vinyl (vinyl 12” LP, CD, digital download, streaming) and the lead track “Moon’s Adrift” demonstrates the elegance of ambient jazz composition and command of mood and use of space that went into the record. Strings resonate with a percussive resonance like the twinkling of stars in the night sky winking into sight. The sound of percussion in the distance trailing as if in a more intuitive than formal rhythm, saxophone intoning with an intimate soothing in the foreground. One imagines the music recorded late at night on a large open space with the moon drifting in and out of view behind thin clouds and letting the mind clear and open to new kinds of thinking coaxed by sounds that are both familiar and taking on new forms of expression leading to lateral thought patterns. It’s soothing and thought-provoking at once. Listen to “Moon’s Adrift” on YouTube and follow Koen Holtkamp at the links provided.
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