Great artist and a great catalog to explore.

One has to be in the proper mood, too.

My favorite is Halber Mensch, perhaps because it was the first I heard (on a college radio station - I miss those days). Tabula Rasa is a nice album for me because it has a nice mix of the ambient (Blume) and the noisy (Headcleaner).

Swans are another of those bands that I love, but find very few people in my circle who agree.

My observation/theory: The dirt falls into the snow and stays there. The snow doesn’t get the rug wet, just damp. The cold helps kill any critters that may have taken up residence in the snuggly wool. Some suggest the addition of a rug pad to protect the back of the kilim.

Learn how to care for it so that it lasts longer. My spouse has several cleaning rituals associated with her Bulgarian kilims. One is to throw it outside face down in new snow. On sunny days, it gets aired out about once a month.

I add regular vacuuming (front and back) using a special head made for hand-tied/woven rugs on my Miele.

It also helps that we don’t wear street shoes in the house.

You have to use detergent specifically made for wool because regular detergents have ingredients that attack proteins.

That said, wool needs washing less frequently than other fabrics. Simply airing it out on a nice day is usually sufficient.