Max Essa - Lanterns is a brand-new artist album from the Japanese based Producer & DJ and his first release on Copenhagen’s Music For Dreams label. “Tranquility, alone in a taxi riding through empty streets, neon fades into sunrise. A refuge from the disorientating energy of the night. The sleeper train to Izumo. An Okinawan beach at dusk.” Max Essa “An LP of music that makes you imagine you’re floating on a calm sea, underneath a blanket of stars.” Balearic Mike “A delight from start to finish. The sound of 2018 taking a siesta on the beach. Undoubtedly one of the albums of the year” David Pickering (One Million Sunsets) Max Essa has been active as a DJ and producer since the early 90s, initially releasing music on labels such as Warp Records and Paperecordings and DJing alongside the infamous D.i.Y Sound System.