Quicksails

Quicksails is the experimental solo project of Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist Ben Billington, who also plays drums in free jazz unit Tiger Hatchery. His lush, free-flowing recordings typically feature hypnotic synthesizer patterns inspired by Krautrock and minimalist composers such as Terry Riley, but with percussion informed by Billington's background in jazz and world music. He started the project in 2009, and by 2011 he had released several cassettes on well-regarded labels such as NNA Tapes, Digitalis, and Pizza Night. He made his vinyl debut in 2013 with Mayville Dre...