Illusions
Play: Mid-Fi Hi-Fi
(Excerpt from track 'Model 3')
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Eric G Illusions Play: Mid-Fi Hi-Fi (Excerpt from track 'Model 3') Please go to the Store to buy this item. |
Name familiar but you can’t quite place it? ‘Well, in 2007 I absolutely raved about his album ‘Conclusion’. As there was no quick follow up however I must admit to having rather forgotten about him. If you were lucky enough to have purchased that album however, dust it off again to remind yourself just how fantastic it was- then purchase this, as it just as excellent. ‘Mowing the Moon’s Grass’ is not only a great title, it is also a superb track! Warm, bright organ tones shimmer through the air. A gorgeous lead line hovers above it all. Ethereal sighing pads sooth the soul still further then a skipping melodic sequence enters, a second bouncing along through the pulsations. A gorgeous, slightly melancholy melody, oozes from the speakers. Extra syncopation is added which got my head gently nodding to the blissed out beats. Even the little interludes are just perfect. Sometimes I was reminded of Peter Baumann’s first solo album, especially in the melody department. ‘Model 3’ gets straight into the most sublime understated melody then all fades away to a rather poignant silence. The track resumes with soft mellotron then whoosh- we get the most fantastic rapid bubbling sequence which morphs very cleverly until a second sequence joins in. The intensity builds and now the sequence is darting all over the place from one superb pattern to the next. ‘Finally found the missing Glass Piece’ is a rather subtle track which is rather sad, brooding but heartfelt throughout. A staccato bass line mixes with the most gorgeous melody on the album so far. Once more I am reminded of Peter Baumann at his very best. The melody and pattern of the bass line are incorporated into the sequence as things continue to develop. In the eleventh minute things shift up a gear, the pace quickens and the wonderful lead line soars into the stratosphere. Having listened to this album even more closely I must adjust my opening remark. This album is even better than ‘Conclusion’. Indeed this is one of my favourite albums of 2010 so far. DL
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