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Vital Weekly 461
Dronaement has a lot of previous releases (Drone Records, Dachstuhl, Mystery Sea or on his own Field Muzick) and here has two pieces showcasing his two different approaches to ambient music. 'Fuer Mur' is a soft and subtle one of shimmering sounds, birdcall-like piano notes and much delay and reverb. Very lighthearted ambient of a pastorale nature. 'Immer Da' on the other hand is much noiser and less subtle (to say the least), with similar sound sources sounding much more distorted. It's nice to hear both approaches, but I rather had a full twenty minute version of 'Fuer Mur'... (FdW)

Vital Weekly

paris transatlantic
Arvo Pärt's Für Alina is the basic material over which Dronaement develops Fuer Mur, a kind of cross between the softer sides of Brian Eno's On Land and selected moments of Akira Rabelais' Eisoptrophobia. Pianos are engulfed in long reverberations that make them glow in a faint, almost ill sunlight. Under the surface, whispered voices and what sounds like an engine add some much-needed dirt. "Immer da" is shorter and angrier, with a basic sequence of notes repeated by an analog synth progressively distorted and mutilated by ever more frequent discharges of piercing buzz. Not exactly groundbreaking but pretty effective if listened to in the right mood. (MR)

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