Daniel Bachman

Let's be blunt - we live in chaotic and intense times where things come at you from every angle. Daniel Bachman's "Axacan" reflects back and reflects on this world and life, bringing you a wordless reflection on the climate crisis, colonialism's lasting impacts, the Covid-19 pandemic and much more over the course of a double album. "Axacan" is so very special, so unlike anything else out there - a stunning and stirring work, so very raw, singular and searching. It resonates personally, taking various components - guitar compositions and improvisations, harmonium drones, natural recordings, place-specific recordings and more - and weaves them all together into a specific tapestry where each part depends on those around it. "Axacan"'s tracks collectively create a wordless dissertation on societal transmutation and merging with a "natural" world. Sounds heavy and heady? Well, it is. But it is also exceptionally visceral. To quote James Toth's masterful essay about this album available on the Three Lobed website or Bandcamp page, "great works of art... can often leave you breathless, but they do something else, too: they can leave you changed." This is not hyperbole. Daniel's been telling Three Lobed for about four years now the next album is going to be "the party album". Maybe that's 2022? In the meanwhile, prepare to fall deeply under "Axacan"'s singular spell.