We Don’t Talk Anymore by Prototype Money

For fans of Tim Hecker, Squarepusher, Bagel Fanclub, witch house, and the uncanny coziness of warm electronica, We Don’t Talk Anymore by Prototype Money brings an inexplicably twee atmosphere to abstract ambient music. From complex organic squelches to simple nostalgic bleeps, a combination of all that electronica has to offer gives us the illusion of a full live orchestra all occurring within a computer. That bend towards the lofi extends an inviting hand out to the listener, embracing us like a mild autumn afternoon as the melancholy of missed opportunity turns to the bittersweet pleasantry of the quiet moment. Sure, things could be better, and we could torture ourselves thinking about all of those alternate universes all we want. However, by choosing to embrace the present and let that disappointment simmer on the back burner, we liberate ourselves from the shackles of perfection, arriving instead somewhere comfortable, homey, and warm.