Sirius is the
most luminescent star in the night sky. A light years away double-galaxy,
considered as a mystical symbol by many ancient cultures. This is the chosen
destination of Lemongrass's new album. The terrifically epic opener "Where
is Mr. Spock?" seems to leave Lemongrass Mastermind Roland Voss puzzled of
where the famous Half-Vulcan might be. But there is no need to worry for Mr.
Voss. On this expedition he does perfectly fine without Mr. Spock on the
bridge. Sovereign with a reliable sense of style Roland Voss keeps his very
well maintained space ship on target. But we shouldn't be surprised. For more
than 15 years he has constantly been proving to be one of the best and
most experienced Lounge & Ambient pioneers. He simply knows how it all
works. The outstanding quality of this album is to be harmonious in atmosphere
and artistic expression. A brilliant flow which brings us back to the primal
idea of "Chillout" - to experience mental stillness and refreshing
relaxation. But it's striking to see how seemingly effortless it happens. Zero
gravity becomes audible.
As usual
Lemongrass's range of drums and percussion is sticking out. Well for those who
don't know, Roland Voss is an educated drummer. Either as a cool down-tempo
groove (Deep Blue), as a playful broken beat Jazz rhythm (Jazz Bandits) or just
with a discrete Snare, the choice is always brought to the point. Likewise he
deals with the rest of his instrumentation, which is colourfully set in team
with well produced arrangements. Overall "Sirius" appears as an
outstanding release far away from Lounge & Chillout stereotype and without
samples we already have heard far too often. Therefore this expedition never
gets boring. Even after listening countless times there are still new
dimensions to discover leading to shimmering galaxies.
The ones who
know Lemongrass since awhile will note the influence of the very successful
"Ambient Land" series. The two so far released issues seem to have
prepared the ground for "Sirius" by strengthening Roland Voss's
encouragement for atmospheric deepness. But don't be anxious that this journey
might drift into a wafting abyss. Whenever it is needed Roland Voss brings back
dynamic straightness combined with cheerfulness and positivity to his space
ship. This expedition is a true honour to the galaxy of the same name by
shining as bright as the famous star system itself. It underlines that
Lemongrass is rightly considered as one of the most influential artist of the
global Chillout & Ambient scene. Hopefully Mr. Spock puts his intergalactic
radio on once in awhile. It would be a pity if his Half-Vulcan ears would miss
this "Sirius" expedition.
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