Pollard & Daniel & Booth Vol 3 Play:    Mid-Fi   Hi-Fi (Excerpt from track 'Eindhoven III')

CDR / 3 tracks / 77.22 mins

Whooshing windy pads are augmented by delicate mellotron as ‘Eindhoven I’ gets underway. A tinkling sequence completes the Berlin School credentials. A second sequence falls into place with the first and we hurtle forward. A bass line adds to the depth of the experience. Turn up the volume and feel the ground shake. The pulsations morph around each other, creating one exciting moment after another and then in comes Michael’s guitar, increasing the oomph factor still further. Every element is heaven, harking back to those heady days of mid to late 70s analogue sequencing. The guitar doesn’t linger too long however (you can have too much of a good thing- I think), leaving space for the sequences and more tron. This is a brilliant opener- constantly changing with never a dull moment. ‘Eindhoven II’ is awash with tinkling atmospherics. Shimmering tones take over accompanied by a lonesome flutey synth melody. It has a warm comforting feel to it all. The flute is replaced by a rapid sequence and strident lead. More sequences come to join it, as before occupying all ends of the sonic spectrum. If anything though this track builds an even greater head of steam. The flute the tron choir returns, providing a beautiful ending. We start in deep space for ‘Eindhoven III’. It can hardly be thought of as floaty stuff though as so many different bleeps, twitters, sonic shades and effects etc are used that one image after another in conjured up in the mind. When the sequence does arrive it is of the ball breaking ‘Rubycon’ variety and bludgeons its way to the surface. Once again the guitar makes a briefish appearance, little licks complimenting all the other stuff that is going on rather than dominating. As with the rest of the album there is constant movement. This is another stunning album, easily on a par with Vol 2. DL

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