Markus Mehr 'Lava' – No Ripcord

Excerpt: “German-based technician Markus Mehr does allow his compositions to move, but ever so slightly – incorporating deep, monolithic washes of gurgling synthesizer that move across the listener like tectonic plates… Like a lot of ambient artists, Markus Mehr is at his best when he’s his most spacey…. They’re ‘big’ compositions, the sheer scale of the sonic work is rather awe inspiring, but they never sound antagonistic or uncomfortable… it sounds like the ebb and flow of space itself – individual snippets of a grand, repeating, organic process that keeps the universe in balance. You’ll never hear anything that tangibly relates machinery or human intervention; this is an album that sounds as old and neutral as the cosmos itself… Markus Mehr has created a bold, stouthearted work that deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence as other current ambient champions like Emeralds or Oneohtrix Point Never.”

No Ripcord