The thick, rich glisten of “Tidal Magnefication” off the forthcoming Nils Quak album, *Moiré / Braille*, gets all the more detailed with each successive play, as each layer of shimmer takes on clearer form, like an orchestra’s membership slowing coming into focus as a fog clears. The piece has the bellows-like timbre and swell of a mind-altering raga, and provides the scene-setting undercurrent of a fine bit of sound design. It’s the sound of a fluorescent bulb that’s suddenly gained sentience and serves as an existential guide to all who have worked under its flickering watch.
Get the full release at [j-and-c.bandcamp.com](https://j-and-c.bandcamp.com/album/moir-braille-2xcs). More from Nils Quak, who is based in Cologne, Germany, at [nilsquak.com](http://www.nilsquak.com/) and [twitter.com/nq_music](https://twitter.com/nq_music).