Robin Danderkindt’s Flygplats is a landmark. It is the tenth album of ambient music from the Swedish-born Brooklynite with a penchant for the mysterious and the mystical. As he did on his 2014 offering, Kymlinge, which captures the spooky ambience of a forsaken Swedish metro station, Danderkindt is once again exploring abandoned, forlorn structures and spaces. This time in the dim, flickering spotlight are deserted airports and airfields across the European continent. The album’s title is the Swedish word for “airport.” But instead of tuning in to the bustling terminals of the world’s largest hub cities, Danderkindt chooses the desolate, deteriorating carcasses of five airports and airfields. In south-central Berlin, there is the iconic Tempelhof Airport, which closed its doors and runways in 2008. The track pulses with a subtle rhythm, perhaps an echo of the airport’s former glory, which extended as far back as the 1920s. By contrast, the second track, Hallviken, refers to a tiny abandoned airfield in rural Sweden, and is much more desolate, cold and remote sounding. After stops in Croatia (Zeljava) and Athens, Greece (Ellinikon), the album closes with the longest track, Nicosia, dedicated to the storied and iconic airport on the Isle of Cyprus, where Danderkindt often spends time during the summer. An unsanctioned nighttime prowl through the buildings and runways of Nicosia International Airport apparently inspired the creation of this album. Thankfully we don’t all have to infiltrate and scour the bowels of the world’s most forgotten air terminals. We can simply sit back, relax and enjoy the music Danderkindt has created and we can book a virtual flight to all of these destinations. Pick this one up!