Low Volume Music (Projekt PRO00277, 2012)
Two of the masters of ambient electronic music get together again after 10 years on an album titled Low Volume Musicc. Steve Roach is the well-known American synthesist based in Arizona who has explored different routes in the electronic music field. Dirk Serries is a Belgian guitarist and sound sculptor who is better known as Vidna Obmana, the artistic name he used for many years.
As the title of the album implies, this album is not about high energy or fast paced sequencers. It is a collection of five very beautiful and mesmerizing pieces of minimal flowing ambient music focused on the harmonic side of electronic music.
“We chose the title Low Volume Music,” describes Serries, “because we wanted to score an album of pure minimalism, introspection and harmony; music that is most effective at a lower volume. Although it draws from our personal and mutual universe of sound, I believe the biggest difference from the past is we both wanted to aim for something unclouded without pushing each other to break sonic boundaries. We both felt it was vital for us personally to express that part of us that we return to: the pure, harmonically-nuanced side of our art that we naturally live and breathe.”
Low Volume Music is a delectable album of gently-fluctuating electronic music. Perfect for a moment to sit down, relax and drift away.
Buy Low Volume Music.