Schachmatt develops an immersive cinematic flavor where droning flux are sustained by emotional sound motives and by injection of sharp melodious lines.
Among leading figures of Great Britain based DiY micro-edition, Whitelabrecs has been founded by Harry Towell, one passionate, super productive and challenging free spirit in the world of indie art & craft, also known for being the owner of the Audio Gourmet netlabel. The label encompasses a large range of experimental home-made music, from minimal ambient, to modern classical and avant-folk. Sven Laux is one regular actor in the latest development of deep home listening piano based ambient music. It is quite natural to see his new album published by Whitelabrecs. Musically speaking the collection of tracks gathered in Schachmatt oscillates between longitudinal soundscapes based on flowing orchestral vibes and various electronic tinged textures. As for many Sven Laux’s albums Schachmatt develops an immersive cinematic flavor where droning flux are sustained by emotional sound motives and by injection of sharp melodious lines. The expressive potential is also beautifully served by acoustic motives and stringed timbres. Kinetic post-techno pulses sometimes come to the fore. All in all an evocative and transporting album that will ravish fans of instrumental pop music with a post-classical tendency and abstracted electronic moves: Christoph Berg, Aaron Martin, Machinefabriek, Offthesky but also fans of impressionistic soundtrack music by Max Richter et al.
Schachmatt is available on Whitelabrecs.
