Anna Nacher, Marek Styczyński

𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙮𝙡 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙘𝙤-𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙’𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙮𝙘𝙯 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡, 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙙𝙮𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙮—𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢, 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢.

Originally released in 2004 and now revived by Infinite Expanse, Barycz captures the environmental and spiritual pulse of Poland’s Barycz Valley—a vast wetland shaped by centuries of coexistence between humans, birds, and water. Recorded by Anna Nacher and Marek Styczyński, the album blends field recordings of over thirty animal species with drones, reeds, zither, and subtle modular electronics, erasing the line between composition and ecosystem.

In this immersive space, the environment itself becomes the composer: frogs, insects, and birds dictate the rhythm, while human gestures hover lightly at the edges. The result is a quietly transformative experience, invoking the elemental mysticism of Félicia Atkinson, the intimacy of Grouper, and the ecological poetics of Hildegard Westerkamp, yet rooted in the folk-ritual traditions of Eastern Europe.

Barycz listens to a vanishing world and reflects it back with reverence. It’s a record that hums with life, sorrow, and renewal — a shimmering document of coexistence and loss.