Digitalis have put together a vinyl edition [EDIT: not, as previously reported, the first] of the self-titled album by Imaginary Softwoods.

Originally released in 2008 as a handmade triple-cassette limited to 150 copies, Imaginary Softwoods was soon revealed to be the work of Emeralds founding member John Elliot. For the new gatefold double-vinyl edition, Digitalis have had the tracks completely remastered by James Plotkin and cut at Berlin’s Dubplates & Mastering, also commissioning new cover art from Elliot and Witchbeam.

The all-instrumental album itself is an expansive and impressive work, covering easily as much territory as your average Emeralds release. The droning opener recalls Wolfgang Voigt’s GAS, while there are severable chamber-style miniatures that put us in mind of Max Richter at his most sparse and haunting. It’s certainly a starker and less accessible record than Emeralds’ recent Does It Look Like I’m Here?, but its subtlety is its own reward; this is plainly an album designed for complete immersion.

Also worth investigating is Elliott’s recent album-length collaboration with Charles Szerzen and Sandra Serio as Colored Mushroom and The Medicine Rocks. More info on that release here.

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