Listening to an Air Texture compilation is the musical equivalent of flying at altitude, and the mixes are surprising for their emotional power, given the relative lack of notes and almost complete absence of drums and words. It just shows how meaningful the simplest music can be, and the first mix on the latest double, compiled by Steve Hauschildt, taps straight into that approach. Topping and tailing his selection with a couple of his own productions – the shimmering ‘Watertowers’ and the bell-like figurations of ‘Pismo’ – Hauschildt also includes music of wonder in Dino Spiluttini’s ‘The Hostile Sea’ as well as the glittering Event Cloak track ‘One Or Twice’. Stepping up for the second mix is BNJMN, bringing with him the fuzzy Lukid production ‘The Air You Breathe’, Teebs’ wide-angle ‘Whirling 84’ and the warm wash of sound that is The Hers’ ‘Mindy’. Sometimes this music is disturbingly creepy, but more often than not it is comforting, and is perfect for the small hours. Yet again this wonderful series delivers!
5 out of 5
Reviewed By Ben Hogwood
