Title: Midnight
Wave
Artist: Imre Kiss
Label: Lobster
Theremin
Cat Number: LT013
Genre: Ambient
A1: Accept The
Light
A2: Gray’s Legend
A3: Caeland
A4: Adrift
B1: Somorja
B2: Sweet Cherry
Soul
B3: Midnight Wave
B4: Stolen Moment
B5: Shadow Game
This is an album
which shimmers with a bittersweet bounce. There’s a wonderful aura that
envelops its unhurried rhythm, dropping it within the confines of a medieval
fantasy and a science-fiction epic with random precision. The fact that this
work is apparently “A sonic portrait of an alienated moment in London . . . “
isn’t really relevant as far as the larger listening experience is concerned.
It’s a soundscape which encapsulates multitudes, the urban experience being one
of many. An obvious comparison to make is with Burial, and there are
similarities, but this is a more concrete piece of work; alternating between
various states of matter, while emphasizing a pleasing symmetry and balance. So,
even though the ambient genre thrives on themes, its flexibility also allows it
to lend itself to any expanse of the imagination. ‘Midnight Wave’ has this
suppleness, feeling alienating and embracing at the same time, which is nice.
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