Since 2007, Alex Carpani has been releasing albums of the highest quality. Towards the end of 2024, we had The Good Man with two epic suites each divided into nine constituent parts. It is a seminal work, and from that, I have chosen my winner of “instrumental track of 2024” award.

To quote from my review:

Mystical is, to me, the centrepiece instrumentally of the entire album, around which everything else circles with its speeches, dramatic organ, the best you will have heard since a certain Mr Wakeman tinkled the ivories in Switzerland back in the day, leading the way for a rip-roaring journey interspersed with some utterly beautiful choral voice and soundscapes. Superb, and a very strong contender for my instrumental track of the year, and this is a crowded field, I might add. Everything that is good about this composer and musician is encapsulated in this magical six minutes of music.