Michal Turtle Reinterpreted

An artist long operating on the fringes of the avant-garde world, the Basel-based, British-born lo-fi electronica experimenter Michal Turtle is at last receiving some long overdue “mainstream” recognition. Back in June we announced in this space the release of his latest record, a 12” entitled “On a Canvas Lived a Baby”. Now follows a very special album that further underlines this pioneering and fascinating electronica composer’s growing stature. “Michal Turtle Reinterpreted”, released on 23 October 2020 by Planisphere Editorial, is a collection of remouldings of his compositions by artists including Laurel Halo (US), Neue Grafik (FR), Felicia Atkinson (FR), Lucrecia Dalt (COL), D.K. (FR), Nick Höppner (DE), Luca Durán (CH), and Object Blue (UK).

Here’s what Planisphere Edition has to say about Turtle’s work: “We see music as a constant reflection of socio-cultural development. The upsurge in ambient and experimental music is, in a sense, a manifestation of the societal need for reflection and slowing down…With the Reinterpreted LP, PLANISPHERE EDITORIAL has curated a diverse selection of today’s avant-garde artists who transpose and recontextualize the meaning of Michal Turtle’s works in a futuristic environment. By empathizing with this forward-looking impulse from the past, the unknown paths of music in the future should be defined.

Michal Turtle
Planisphere Editorial