Level ::: Cycla ::: Spekk K007

Eno style slow downs, only in the digital domain...a sonic integrity throughout supports some very visual music, luminescent sonic fictions. From the off we are in the territory of a space odyssey via the slo mo frame sequence although this could be based on earth too: I am reminded of a John Adams classical record I bought, 'Shaker Loops' (1983): it's something about the pathos that resonates from the music: other comparisons could include Deltraxx's 'Alaska Slowwater' on the fax labels 'Ambient Compilation 3', in the early 90's.

The bespoke sleeve, pretty much plastic free, contains photographic work by Maura Wallace, from the "ICE series", and there is something glacial about the music, its slow pace, its steady presence. Although this could be taken too generally, as at times you get more of a sense of velocity, in a smooth way, and this also affects the perception of space within the music. There are an interesting range of sound sources used: there sounded like there was some electric and acoustic guitar at one stage; and some brush strokes on the snare briefly too, but again within the slow motion time frames and generally reverential treatments employed here. Some very contemplative music, in a not dissimilar ground as Sakamoto and Nicolai's recent 'Insen'.

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March 2006