Elaenia

Classically schooled jazz harmony keeps moving through electronic production on Elaenia, never settling into loop-based repetition. Floating Points favors continuous compositional development. The title track runs longer than anything around it and earns every minute of the difference. It feels built for close listening while still retaining electronic momentum.

Club music dissolved into ensemble composition, by a man with a doctorate in neuroscience and a jazz collection. Sits at the edge of this list and belongs on it.