Milan W. STROOM In the cobbled streets of Antwerp, where shadows play and the wind whistles through ancient walls, Milan W. (aka MilanWarmoeskerken) has become a cornerstone of the Flemish experimental scene. Whether as a member of semi-cult bands like Flying Horseman and Condor Gruppe, as an electronic composer on the late Ekster and JJ Funhouse labels, making synthpop with Mittland och Leo, and wading through playful Schlager with Gerard Herman. Under the Milan W. moniker, he crafts music that is intimate yet expansive. Traditionally electronic-oriented, his latest work meanders through guitars, saxophones, and heartbroken crooning. Milan W. is a testament to an artist who ceaselessly ventures beyond the horizon, pushing musical boundaries with a wink, a nod, and the quiet laughter of the uncharted. (LINKS) Instagram - Bandcamp - Spotify - Milan W. Live at De Nor “Milan Warmoeskerken sends us deep into the realms of full earworm-holing obsession on this genius, instant classic entry to the pantheon of timeless Stroom beauties - all daydreamy, hydroponic pastoralism to soundtrack urbane yearnings with a heavy nostalgic/80’s lilt that places it somewhere between CS + Kreme, Eyeless In Gaza, Les Disques Du Crépuscule, aspects of early The The, Enno Velthuys, Felt, or the most crushed Joanne Robertson ＆ Dean Blunt jams. It’s just so, so good.” — Boomkat, Album of the Year “Behind the rhythmic picks and strums, everything else is smeared in long streaks—saxophones, synths, solos, a black melancholy that so cellularly real you’ll wonder if our moods are indeed governed by the bodily humors. Such is this power of Milan W.’s spell and this occultish record that taps into an olde magick that looms as the fog rolls in.” — Pitchfork, “The 50 Best Albums of 2024” “Milan W.’s Leave Another Day is a slow-burn meditation on nostalgia, with dusky folk-rock and chamber jazz tethered to grayscale kosmiche and indie-pop. The album's textures toggle b
