Search - Achim Wollscheid :: Airs

A dark glimpse into the future

09/10/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It's hard to believe music can be this abstract and original, yet fit into a well established genre and even sound like other artists. The CD begins with a kind of monotone mish-mash providing the backdrop for what sounds kind of like the Muppets being tortured by a dentist. Not something I throw on to get a party going or when my Mom's over, but that's not the point. Vladislav Delay meets Autechre -ish, but this is music that attracts different listeners for different reasons. Avant-garde, but for the aficionado who enjoys straining a little for their art. Often dark and disturbing post futuristic ambience, highly visual. The peaks come with noise intensity, not beat or rhythm; closer to ambient. I wouldn't call it essential, but its concentrated density of noise (or lack of noise) is thought provoking, engaging, and ahead of its time."