ALBUM REVIEW: Nils Frahm – Night

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09.05.25

Just over a year ago, Berlin-based contemporary composer and virtuoso musician Nils Frahm unveiled Day, a six-track album that peeled back the exquisite velvety electronic soundscapes of Music For Animals, to reveal a selection of meditative piano compositions.

Night, recorded at his Funkhaus studio, embodies the theme. Darker in feel than its predecessor, it moves delicately between perfect glacial notes with a reverb-drenched whisper that wrenches both heart and soul. It conjures images of the musician, lit only by the glow of a wood burning fire, teasing beguiling melodies from his instrument for no other reason than the camaraderie it offers. With Night, Frahm once again shows himself to be an unadulterated master of affecting restraint.