Fennesz At Juno Download

Review: If ever there was an artist whose approach lent itself to soundtrack work, it would be Christian Fennesz. Here the Austrian experimentalist turns his hand to AUN; a film examining the strained relationship between man and nature. The music is, as you might expect, a languid and serene affair that moves through tender guitar treatments, poignant piano pieces with Ryuichi Sakamoto, and swathes of texture that create a bizarrely organic sonic form around the plaintive melodies at the heart of the music. If you're already familiar with Fennesz then you know what to expect, and if not set the time aside to let the delicate tendrils of his compositions ensnare your brain.

Review: The notorious "Fa", featured on the classic LP, Hotel Paral.lel by Fennesz gets a welcomed re-edit by the man himself, on Editions Mego. More than 15 years after its release, the track still sounds as fresh as ever - managing to blur the lines between club music and drone psychedelia, but this 2012 reinterpretation adds an extra breath of warmth and subtlety thanks to its extended arrangement. Mark Fell aka Sensate Focus combines a healthy dosage of prophetic vocals and sharp percussion on the (digital) B side, without compromising the original's sparseness and freedom of movement. Spectacular journeys into sound.