Max Richter is one of those undiscovered musical treasures that makes you feel evangelical about his music. He's a highly innovative composer whose work manages to blend the minimalist with the evocative...little bite-sized tracks. It embraces the punk ethic of keeping it short and sweet, defying the epic. Richter has done it again. If you haven't heard him yet, I cannot emphasise how much you need to.

My first review... Múm-They Made Frogs Smoke 'til They Exploded Fat Cat Records With this first taster of forthcoming album 'Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy', Icelandic electronica group Múm have taken...loop of children singing incoherently, coupled with Hildur Gudnadottir's almost whispered vocals, they have created a delicate and beautiful sound that relaxes and excites in equal measure. 

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