I've been listening to this quit a lot in last week and find it to be
one of the best records to come out recently. Though it's different from
the stuff that Moritz did with Ernestus (and the sound isn't as nice and
warm as Rhythm & Sound tracks), it almost sounds closer to Vladislav
Delay's work which I love as well.
I find it especially interesting since for last half a year we're having
weekly jam sessions with some friends of mine, and I get a bit similar
feel listening to this in the way things spontaneously evolve and build
up...
Jernej
www.octex.si
Jacob Arnold wrote:
I disagree, I really like it, but it doesn't work well for iPod
listening. There are some weird things going on with the bass that are
only revealed with a large system. I'm a long-time IDM fan, though, so
maybe I'm more receptive to abstract noodling. In any case, here's my
complete review:
http://www.gridface.com/reviews/vertical_ascent.html
Cheers,
Jacob
On Jul 4, 2009, at 1:23 PM, Tristan Watkins wrote:
I blogged up this review the other day: http://www.phonopsia.co.uk/?p=634
...
For those who haven’t kept up, the Moritz von Ozwald Trio is a
collaboration between Moritz von Ozwald, Max Loderbauer of Sun
Electric and Sasu Ripatti AKA Luomo/Vladislav Delay. They’ve played
live a few times, garnering much wider interest than you’d expect from
one-off local gigs, unfortunately brought further in to the spotlight
by Moritz Von Oswald’s recent rumoured stroke, just before the trio
were due to play at last year’s DEAF.
The Trio’s long-awaited first release, Vertical Ascent, is now
available for download for £4 from the Honest Jon’s website. There are
physical media available for purchase in most vinyl/CD purveyors as well.
I’ve only had the time to listen to it twice today, and my thoughts
are mixed. On one hand, this could never be as good as it looks on
paper. On the other hand, the end result is not entriely what I would
have expected. It’s more percussive than I anticipated. It’s also very
composed, with longer tracks that vary considerably and last quite
some time. This isn’t that surprising given recent work like von
Ozwald’s remixes of Auricle/Bio/On and Watamu Beach. Unfortunately,
like those remixes, I feel that they promise more than they deliver.
There are elements that distinguish it from these recent remixes, and
they are welcome, but the end result initially feels the same. The
tracks never really seem to arrive. It’s all ascent, stopping shot of
the suggested apex.
There’s plenty here to be excited about, but based on first
impressions, this isn’t likely to be getting much play in 2010 or
beyond. The third and fourth tracks on Vertical Ascent may prove to be
exceptions to that critique with repeated listens, but I’m not holding
my breath based on my lack of continued enthusiasm for his recent
(re)work.
...
I've since listened a couple of times more and feel the same. This
isn't to say that it doesn't build nicely, it's just that it feels
like it should be going somewhere but the tracks just sort of stop.
Cheers,
Tristan
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On 04/07/2009 18:06, fran...@thatamazingthing.com wrote:
This time I'm going to stick with the very brief as I just got it
yesterday and have only had time to listen to the first side but
it sounds top, maybe a bit like some of the Recomposed stuff, but
more interesting / variation.
