Laraaji, KMRU, Earthen Sea feature on new ambient compilation

Alongside Wata Igarashi, Arthur Rober, Jeremy Wentworth, Can Love Be Synth, and more.

Len Faki’s Figure Music label is releasing the second compilation in its Open Space series — simply titled Open Space Vol. 2 — this January.

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The compilation series brings together 14 artists from across the electronic music spectrum in order to offer “possibilities for artists to freely pursue their creativity in a completely undefined area.”

It features contributions from Wata Igarashi, Earthen Sea, KMRU, Laraaji, Jeremy Wentworth, Can Love Be Synth and more.

It follows KMRU’s Logue album — one of our favorite records from 2021.

Pre-order Open Space Vol. 2 here in advance of its 14th January release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

1. Earthen Sea – Gleaming Beach
2. John Beltran – Elevate it
3. Jeremy Wentworth – Relaxed
4. Arthur Robert – Remember Me
5. KMRU – In a Distant
6. The Album Leaf – MD10
7. Len Faki – Flew Away
8. Wata Igarashi – Our Place
9. Laraaji – Beloved
10. Can Love Be Synth – Marzipan
11. Biri – Neverending Celestial Dance
12. Exos – Shifting in the East
13. Future Beat Alliance – Memory Sketch
14. Max Cooper – Contour