Ralph Heidel
Anyways. Onto Better Thing
Friends with Oranges (Germany) 2025
FWO002 (LP)
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The latest album by German composer and multi-instrumentalist Ralph Heidel, who studied saxophone and composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich and is currently based in Berlin. The album features 11 tracks, including a collaboration with renowned Japanese jazz trumpeter Jun Miyake, who has composed music for numerous projects including commercials, as well as contributions from artists such as Selassie, Douglas Dare, Lisa Harres, Marie Claire Schlameus, and Finn Ronsdorf. Blending electronic music, jazz, modern classical, and chamber music, the album showcases a contemporary sense of genre-mixing and pop aesthetics, all wrapped in a consistently floating, ambient atmosphere. Highly recommended—be sure to give it a listen.