So heart-stoppingly beautiful and personal that we've been stunned into silence. With string arrangements provided courtesy of Stefan Wesolowski, the foundations of the Jacaszek are set with Cello and Violin painting fragile outlines coloured by subtle electronic manipulations, harp, piano and reduced, haunting operatic voices. Unlike so many of his contemporaries, Michael Jacaszek doesn't make use of any samples, with everything on the album assembled by the musicians on hand (notably Maja Sieminska, Anja Smiszek-Wesolowska and Wesolowski and Jcaszek themselves) - and the subtle grandeur of the his music is almost impossible to take in over one sitting, even if the impact is absolutely immediate. This is a hugely important piece of work, far outweighing almost anything else we've heard in the modern classical field the last two years. Cinematic without ever feeling contrived, one of the most impressive, mystical and astonishing albums of the year - we just cannot imagine that anyone listening to it will fail to be utterly bowled over and taken in - listen to the previews and you'll get an idea of just what we mean.