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Ambient music has a reputation for being soothing. That only intensified during the pandemic, as many artists and listeners turned to the genre as a coping mechanism, using the music to ward off a looming sense of darkness and despair. Perila, however, has always reveled in darkness, and her debut album,
How Much Time It Is Between You and Me?, is more unsettling than comforting.
A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Perila (aka Aleksandra Zakharenko) relocated to Berlin six years ago, and sheâs found a spiritual home in the community surrounding Huerco S.â West Mineral Ltd., though she has yet to record for the label itself. Alongside like-minded artists such as Ulla, Exael and Special Guest DJâall of whom sheâs collaborated withâPerila has carved out a unique strain of ambient thatâs miles away from the astral grooves of â90s chillout rooms or the woozy stylings of todayâs Balearic and new-age revivalists. Richly textur