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WILLIAM ORBIT - HELLO WAVEFORMS (SANCTUARY) |
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William Orbit's embracive yet alien, playful yet
melancholic (if obliquely so) ambient electronic is
ALWAYS a treat. There's a lot of ambient music out
there but not nearly all of it is as distinctive as
the work of Orbit, whose music is instantly
identifiable as stemming from the mind of this
particular artist. Lush but not heavy, the ambient
flow that backs the melody is, if audio could be
transferred to picture, the expansive view above the
clouds, with infinite blue emptiness surrounding you
as you drift above eternal cotton textures. The gentle
pulsings of Orbit's melodies greet you like alive
little lights reaching out with a quiet energy that
seduces and begs to be played with but also finds its
way to your emotions. Truly, Orbit's music must be
amongst the best in the world of ambient/chillout
music, alive with its own personality but also giving
to you what you bring to the table. Definitely
instrospectively interactive. Artist meets listener.
With subtley progressive tracks like the opener "Sea
Green," which conjures thoughts of an ocean of bliss,
or the gentle propulsion of "Surfin'" - reminiscent of
Thomas Newman's work - how can you go wrong. Or you
might dig "Bubble Universe," a transcendent piece that
hints at experimental but also employs lush vocals in
what is an effervescent piece. Or you could enjoy the
aural colors herein with album closer "Colours from
Nowhere," a mellow but curious kitten at play with its
motions translated to electronic ambience.
Sublime. -- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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