Winnie Gotmilk is a Warsaw, Poland based producer who has teamed up with fifteen musicians to create a new collection that pushes boundaries while keeping one eye firmly on the pop zeitgeist. It’s called Music for Bunnies.
By Graeme Smith
An international affair, Music for Bunnies was recorded partially in Hawaii, France and Poland. The album was also in part recorded during coronavirus lockdown, deploying technology to bring disparate musicians recording from home together. All that, plus the idea that this is the music that bunny rabbits would chose to listen to, makes the album an intriguing prospect.
It opens with Blue as the Nights, a dreamy, ethereal number that features Lucy Miller. After a minimal opening, it settle into a jazzy groove with plucked harp and soulful vocals. Superfly features some wonderful choruses and a heady mix of romance and experimentation. A Feeling, featuring Julia Lenormand, is a slow burner, opening gentle and patient before isolated vocals and playful percussion grab you by the heart. Title track Music for Bunnies opens melancholic before its mood rises with chilled whimsy.
8 mètres carrés, featuring Pierre-Yves Napoly, is wonderfully textured and contemplative, while Sa Bouche, featuring Nan Nan, is delicately romantic. Shining Woman is sultry and moody with passionate vocals. Ich Bin Licht, featuring Lilli Dilger, gives us whispered, chanting vocals and bouncing bass synth before Écran de Fumée closes the album with a composition that takes all that’s come before and enhances it. It’s a strong finish.
If you’re looking for something a little chill and a little different today, then look no further than Music for Bunnies. It’s a jazzy, hazy collection that gives us a pleasant surprise with each new track that unfolds. Winnie’s Gotmilk’s innovative approach, and his ability to work so well with so many collaborators, bodes well for his future career. We could well be witnessing a star in the making.
Music for Bunnies is out now via Soft Bunny Records. You can listen to it below.
