Kutiman // Dreams In Aspamia

Kutiman’s latest EP, Dreams in Aspamia, unfolds like a mirage, blurry at the edges and glowing from within. Across six instrumental sketches, the Israeli producer trades in beat forward psychedelia for something more atmospheric and slow drifting. These aren’t songs so much as audio daydreams, stitched together with care and quietly expressive melodies.

The opener “Kedem” sets the tone with a hypnotic melodic progression accented by flute, evoking motion without urgency. “Fog Ahead” deepens the mood, an early standout moored by a killer bassline.

There’s real beauty in how compact these pieces are. “Pastoral Meloncholia” is as gentle as its title suggests, with sun warped Mellotron and string lines brushing against a track as soft as air. Kutiman doesn’t overextend. He sketches a mood, lets it breathe, and moves on.

The title track, “Dreams in Aspamia,” floats like a conversation between distant memory and waking life. “Dimdum,” the briefest piece on the record, leans into ambient jazz phrasing, while “So Long Stay Safe” closes the set with the EP’s dankest groove and a subtle melodic arc.

Kutiman’s work has always carried a textural spirit, and Dreams in Aspamia may be his purest realization of that yet. It’s more meditation than collage. It’s not chasing the peak. It lingers in the atmosphere that surrounds it. A quiet gem from one of Israel’s most quietly versatile musicians.