German ambient musician Niklas Rehme-Schlüter began releasing cassettes and CD-Rs under the name Cass. in 2012, creating loop-based compositions with pianos, strings, and other acoustic instruments, as well as field recordings. His early 2013 CD-R Loops & Farewell Sketches immediately sold out of its initial pressing of 100 copies, and was quickly given a vinyl release by Düsseldorf label Shhhh. Following a split 7" single with fellow German ambient artist Altars Altars, Cass.' second full-length, Magical Magical, appeared on the Japanese label Home Normal. ~ Paul Simpson