En Pitchfork anmeldelse lokkede mig alligevel ud på den her:
Monolake: Silence (2009)
Som at være nedsænket i en (meget behagelig) væske - fostervand, måske? - hvor alverdens lyde står krystalklart. Lyden er i det hele taget exceptionel, og Robert Henke (aka Monolake) er frihedskæmper i the loudness war. Her er ikke brugt skyggen af kompression.... Jeg må simpelthen varmt anbefale et dyk lige her.
Fra Pitchfork:
The Berlin musician's work has always been attuned to shiveringly
precise sonics, but Silence represents a new pinnacle of sound as
full-spectrum embrace. (Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Monolake's production
notes emphasize that the album was recorded and mastered without
compression, making this a welcome counter-offensive in the "loudness
wars.") That's not to say that this is merely music for hi-fi nerds.
Blending elements of techno, dubstep, and ambient into an hour of
suggestive, idiosyncratic drift, Silence presents programmed
electronic music at its most sensually expressive....I can't think of a single piece of contemporary electronic music that
sounds fuller, richer, or more nuanced. But this also isn't "pure"
computer music; according to Henke's production notes, along with its
synthesized sounds the album incorporates a wide range of real-world
sonics-- metal percussion, dripping water, architectural acoustics, and
all manner of field recordings-- that place it in a long tradition of musique
concrète. This isn't an academic distinction; it's that openness to
the world of sound that gives Silence such immersive depth.
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Jeg hører denne.
