Reviews:

Seventy-two minute studio album that uses rhythm as a weapon in almost the same way that the early pioneers of Krautrock such as Can & Faust used to do, way back in the early seventies. Only here we have an almost ambient-techno version of Krautrock with electronic drums to the fore, ghostly swooshings of electronics that spread all over the musical horizon, bursts of electronics that provide a sort of foreground focus, occasional narration that adds to the effect, sometimes brief, sometimes more strung out, and an overall impression that hearkesn back in many ways to a modern ambient version of Byrne & Eno's 'My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts' project, with whose atmosphere, this shares a great deal, albeint with the atmosphere substituting for the busy sound of the former, while the ongoing drums rhythms and longer tracks make this an altogether more languid, chilled-out yet bitingly appealing experience. Even on a track such as 'Terrain Sounds' with its opening miles of electronic choral effects and space electronics, as rhythms are pushed to be heard above it all, until this thudding, shuffling electronic drum rhythm rises to the top accompanied by an ocean of droning electronic choral sea, you're talking a sensation that is both modern in terms of contemporary downtempo electronic music, et also has feet firmly derived in both the feel of the seventies, in terms of its almost pioneering approach, and the sound of the eighties, in terms of its willingness to create and assemble. Track through impressive track reveals some of the most mesmerising rhythm-based electronic music that you've yet heard from a true creative force in music and for many years a genuine musical pioneer - the fact that after all this time he can still produce an album as awesome as this, one that takes your breath away every time you play it, a testament to his talent - amazing!!!!

CD Services : Jan 05 : Andrew Garibaldi