Lava, by Markus Mehr

Lava

by Markus Mehr

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1.	Agenda 07:07	buy track
2.	Softwar 05:50	buy track
3.	Full Moon 05:55	buy track
4.	Hubble 05:21	buy track
5.	Everyware 04:08	buy track
6.	Cousteau (free) 06:40	download
7.	Up-Sturz 04:04	buy track
8.	Datenwolke 02:55	buy track
9.	Ohm 03:29	buy track

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Lava holds true to its title – it is a dense surge of glue-think sound, making new paths as it pushes through the landscape. But, after any destructive force there is new growth. Green shoots of melody arc out of the surface and populate the terrain as new possibilities emerge. A new master of heartbreaking ambient drone has arrived. These tracks evoke time spent transfixed, gazing through a giant looking glass, waiting wide-eyed as new discoveries are revealed in the album’s textured contours.

On epic opener ‘Agenda’, layers of gorgeous synth gradually accumulate into a gloriously massive chord. On single ‘Hubble’, a bedrock of fuzzed drone is decorated with glistening counter-melodies, tracing shards of light across the coal-black skies. ‘Softwar’ builds and then falls away, only to return with a spine-tingling theme that crumbles under its own majesty.

Lava’s ability to both suspend the listener in its abstracted liquid vapours and at the same time imprint its affecting narrative is a special thing. It is one of those albums whose emotional impact stays with you long after you feel its last touch.

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released June 15, 2010

This music is available for licensing. Email Cam at Hidden Shoal for more details: cam[@]hiddenshoal.com

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Markus Mehr Germany

Markus Mehr’s debut, Lava, holds true to its title – it is a dense, steaming surge of glue-thick sound. But, after any destructive force there is new growth. Green shoots of melody arc out of the surface and populate the terrain as new possibilities emerge.

Markus Mehr's music is available for licensing. Email Cam at Hidden Shoal for more details: cam[@]hiddenshoal.com ... more

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