MUTING THE NOISE 01 [innervisions]
- Mark Pritchard & David Brinkworth - Sentience
- Karma - Kon Tiki
- Âme - Doldrums
- Henrik Schwarz - Arthur
- I:Cube - Nuées Ardentes
- Tokyo Black Star - Kagura
- Stefan Goldmann - Life After Death
- Terre Thaemlitz - Get In And Drive
- Kammerflimmer Kollektief - That's How The Light Gets In
- Koss - Negai
- Klaus Schulze - Invisible Musik
Muting the Noise isn't a traditional ambient comp in the mold of Kompakt's standard-bearer Pop Ambient series. Sure, some material aims straight for broadsheet wallpapering; both I:Cube's "Nuées Ardentes" and "Tokyo Black Star's "Kagura" mine the sort of modestly pleasant hush and flicker that leads many to write ambient off as music for the inattentive, and Japanese artist Koss' "Negai" isn't so much chilly as frozen-stiff. But beyond including material by several of the label's popular producers, much of the compilation sounds tailored for the imprint, invoking its flair for widescreen detour not via deep house but through a distinct conceptual enlarging of the moodpiece. Henrik Schwarz's "Arthur" is an adventurous clip of bumpy brokejazz, a bright smear of sub-bass, hand drums, gongs, and morning-radio piano. Stefan Goldmann's "Life After Death" centers its busted-clock sounds and blurry, time-snap textures on disorientation and pulls it off nimbly, while Kammerflimmer Kollektief's "That's How the Light Gets In" nails the wandering soul folk Finland's Fonal label has long mastered.Review here:
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