7.75 out of 10The cover for "The Goodbye Radio" speaks miles about the sounds within. Arc Lab's second amazing album begins with a soft-silent buzz swimming in, out & around static acoustic glitch, feedback, and glorious piano loops drowning in aquatic textures. Through out the rest of Medard Fischer's "visionary sound explorations" lays elements of Micro/Pulsing Techno, hint's of Pop music, early 90's electronic sounds (Gus Gus), Neo-Classical components (Peter Broderick), and Ambient rapture (Julien Neto) that will simply take your breathe away.
The main difference between this album and another Neo-Classical-esque album is that rather than finding a beautiful loop and simply building more gorgeous layers on top Arc Lab goes slightly more "radio friendly (verse/chorus/verse/chorus)" on some tracks, giving it more of an upbeat electronic-pop flair while still maintaining it's lush ambient maritime aura. Most of the tracks are instrumental, but the few that are with vocals are really well written songs that definitely fit perfectly on the album. It's pretty, synthesized, and gentle, and that's ok with me.
For fans of Miwon, Fourtet, Arve Henriksen, any of the bands mentioned above, Neo-Classical/Electronic sound, and relaxing/uppity bliss. RECOMMENDED for a nice breezy night at your favorite cabin by the lake.
Standout Tracks: The Secret Lives Of A.C. Wuornos, Reflexives II, Bern 1905, Song For Oleg, Recidivist Waltz, The Goodbye Radio (sound like Miasmah artistry), Small Numbers, Charm Strange (great piano sounds/melodies), I Wish I Could Tell You (great vocal track), Departure Music Part One, Departure Music Part Two
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