Ambient music doesn't get more personal than this. Daimon Beail (aka. OTI) has put together true ambience of field recordings from his childhood (and a recent trip to Poland) with electronic music. Presenting both field recordings and music isn't a new idea, it's been done many times with varying degrees of success - most often using nature sounds. There is something unique about Recollection though; I think this is because most of the sounds have an intimacy that draws the listener in. An album with such personal themes as this one is bound to visit a variety of emotions and moods. There are moments of fun and happiness like the sound of a family playing in "Lssarge Open Spaces", but a lot of tracks are serious minded, and even disquieting in places. I didn't know what to make of "Another Kind" which in my opinion is the most intriguing of the ten tracks. Here bizarre animal like grumblings combine with telephonic tones, highly speeded up voices, and falling rain - to name just a few of the sounds in the backdrop. Further in the piece becomes musical as droney washes gain in prominence along with a briefly repeating voice. It's well nigh impossible to describe Recollection well in words, yet I'm doing what I can. It stands as an aural work of impressionistic art, not aesthetically pleasing from every angle but constructed with an ear for detail and trying to make sense of one's life. If any of the sounds trigger memories in the listener then Daimon has achieved that part of his goal for this album. The real gem of a track is the second one, "Mass Inhabitance (Poland)". A repeatedly hit bell (or gong) starts off and quickly gives way to aimless notes on something like a xylophone, and then an organ. These too drop off as a drone and numerous sonics take over and slowly develop, eventually meeting up with a quick metallic percussion and plodding beat. The whole track is atmospheric with a capital A! Recollection needs the listener's undivided attention to be fully appreciated, it's one of those where more will be discovered each time it's played. Much of it can be thought of as an aural experience rather than music per se, at times it feels like we're intruding on another person's life. I can recommend this work simply because it is unusual in a positive sense. I've never encountered anything like it before; it surely belongs in the collections of all true ambient fans.