FR 175: The Field Was Out of the Loop for Eight Years. Now He’s Back

The Swedish ambient musician on his long-awaited comeback record, Now You Exist

Axel Willner (photo: Sonia Alvarez)

For more than a decade, Axel Willner’s output was as consistent as the loops at the heart of his music. Every two (or, once, three) years, a new album—once again on Kompakt, once again with a nearly identical cover, once again sounding like nothing but the Field. Willner’s signature was instantly recognizable, massagin…