söndag 27 Apr 2008, 7:52

This review will be on the Electroambient Space site in a few days:

Deepspace “Subantarctic Sessions”

(www.deepspacehome.com, 2008)

7 tracks, 53.48 mins

I continue to marvel at the high quality of Mirko Ruckels’s floating ambience as Deepspace. Subantarctic Sessions is in a very similar vein to The Barometric Sea and The Barometric Sun, dark and formless much of the time, but with a deeply calming influence. Beautiful simple piano, heavy on the reverb, adds loads of atmosphere to “Arctic Sun and Weather Experiment,” a fantastic lead-off track that sets the mood. “Subantarctic Phenomena” is even quieter, bringing even fuller relaxation. Minimal drones, whooshing wind, and soft synth pads create a soothing ambiance. It doesn’t develop much, but it doesn’t need to. “Voyaging Iceberg” sounds as cold and towering as you might imagine, though it is unexpectedly soothing as well. Even more calming is “Chrysanthenum Planet” (sic), which skirts the fringes of new age without fully going there. From here the disc just seems to get even smoother and dreamier, if that’s possible. “Mirror Sea” and “Deserted” are wonderfully evocative of deep space and pure floating. Perhaps coalescing into a bit more substance sonically speaking, though still quite gelatinous, is the equally relaxing “Crustacea Parklands,” which makes a fine finish if you haven’t already drifted off into dreamland by then.

© 2008 Phil Derby / Electroambient Space

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http://www.last.fm/music/Deepspace/Subantarctic+Sessions+%28EP%29

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