Meditative solo piano excursions by Albert Alan Owen. The first widely available new work for many decades sees the British composer return to his principle instrument for a series of beautifully unadorned piano miniatures. The minimalist approach and effortless serenity put me in mind of the recent return of another veteran, Laraaji, who’s Sun Piano LP from 2020 shared a similarly emotional weight. Strange how it’s minimal music that often possesses the most affecting gravitas. Say less, feel more etc. Owen is of course a great player, better still because he feels no need to advertise the fact, 20 vaporous compositions that are simply allowed to hang there in the air, aloft on a breeze, classic components of the ether. And these are classic sounding pieces. Classic as in universal, as fundamental.