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Vir Unis & Saul Stokes
It is followed by the seven and a half minute opus, 'Stroboscopic' which creates a sonic meditation in it's own delicate, austere minimalism. 'Replicants in Orbit' is a dark ambient piece flowing like a train through a dark landscape, with lights of cities passing by. No disturbance, no delay, just a fine relaxing mood of listening to these energetic flows, intercepted by ocassional train bumps. With eyes closed, with eyes open - darkness turning light everywhere - Just beautiful! The album's highlight is the epic piece, 'Surface Solair'. The tones Unis and Stokes produce, do not give up their origin as they are processed, delayed, distorted and looped to create intricate harmonies and timbres not usually associated with any familiar instrument. The duo's triumph here does not lie merely in the technical but in the emotional aspect of this music. The tracks that make up 'Thermal Transfer' are compelling and moody, displaying the duo's talent for traversing the space, ambient, and experimental genres with ease and grace, and perhaps creating a new genre in the process. Review by Ben Kettlewell information: |
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is one of the finest ambient recordings I have listened to in a long time.
'Thermal Transfer" is comprised of nine tracks, which span over an hour.
All the music was composed, recorded, mixed, and produced by Vir Unis
and Saul Stokes. This is the third Binary release, and the impetus for
Michael Griffin creating this branch of Hypnos. It's also the first collaboration
between Vir Unis and Saul Stokes. The album begins with the deep liquid
sounds of ' Kinetic Center' in which samples and electronic textures envelope
the listener in a glowing, gentle sea of sound.