a r t i s t : Tomas Weiss & Mathias Grassow
t i t l e : Quiet Calling III
d a t e : 2011
l a b e l : Musical Philosophy
g e n r e : Ambient
r l s. d a t e : 2012-04-01
t r a c k s : 4
b i t r a t e : VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo
s i z e : 106.6MB
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Tomas Weiss & Mathias Grassow have delivered at the end of 2011 on El
Culto's Musical Philosophy label third and closing installment of their
"Quiet Calling" trilogy. Comprised of 4, rather lengthy parts (ranging
from 6 minutes to nearly 25 minutes), all entitled "Final Call". This
ultimate mind journey reveals with "Final Call I", as usual constructed
with heavy weight drones, but this time wrapped in quite "lively"
spiraling texture with slowly and gradually increasing tension. This
longest part is filled with huge intensity and depth to trigger a definite
mind-bending adventure!!! "Final Call I" could easily aspire for the
"creme de la creme" of the complete serie!!! Closing five minutes of this
part smoothly sneak into more monotonous and less massive, relieving
drifts, yet still deeply droning. Just the same as with previous two
chapters, there aren't any gaps between tracks, so we are confronted with
colossal walls of continuous drones. Slowly breathing drone mastery
continues on the shortest piece, "Final Call II". It's slightly more
aerially and calmly tranquil than the monumental first part, even if in
its middle we explore a bit of rapidly increasing intesity, but it's just
a hint. The closing two parts, number three clocks over 21 and half
minutes and number four gets over 16 minutes, feature monotonously curving
atmospheres drifting into enormously expansive spaces and immersing each
listener into a purely meditative sonic journey of deep relaxation. You
will hardly notice the transformation between these last two pieces. Could
be described as minimally textured, but careful examination of these
uninterrupted dronescapes will explore layers of secretly cascading
sounds, all skillfully structured into highly effective blend of deeply
evocative sonic canvas. The finale is monstrously gracious and mesmerizing
before it ultimately returns back to its roots, the silence. A must have
and "a piece of tasty cake" for all followers to guarantee a superfluous
listening experience always provocatively inviting for repeated research,
but it might be a tough odyssey for an outsider. But who knows, maybe it's
time to explore some new challenges... 4-panel eco digipak comes with
traditional "Quiet Calling" images by Markus Vogt, this time with black
and gray color variations.
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1. Final Call I 24:45
2. Final Call II 6:11
3. Final Call III 21:38
4. Final Call IV 16:10