When reading the track titles, one can’t help but think of the year-end lists created by Headphone Commute: ”A Song For Watching Snowfalls”, “A Song For The Morning Star”, “A Song For Dreaming”. Ukraine’s Oleksil Sakevych (Endless Melancholy) presents a picturesque way of connecting sight and sound, and these piano pieces provide an honest reflection of the artist’s moniker. As melancholy as these tracks may be, they are not depressive; as advertised, they are songs for looking out the window or gazing at the stars.

Sakevych is cautious with his keys, wary even ~ often choosing single notes over chords. Fortunately, the notes he chooses are wise. This style of playing has suited other noted performers in recent years, most notably ‘Olafur Arnalds and A Winged Victory for the Sullen. The only element missing is the orchestra, hinted at in a subtitle (“An Orchestra Was Hired To Create This Track”). The busier set pieces, especially “Sile...