Eric & Alexis Rüeger mark the 5-year anniversary of Blizzard Audio Club with a return to E&A Rüeger alias, and as part of the compilation album BAC+5. Based in Fribourg, the brothers have long channelled the energy and instinct of their live performances into their productions – Flight Reflex being no exception.
Synthesiser and sequencer heavy, ‘Flight Reflex’ is underpinned throughout its duration by slowly evolving pads, morphing from one singular instance and into gated, rhythmic chops that create the counterweight to the classic 4×4 kick during its peaks.
This sonic continuity allows for the music to have accentuated moments of tension and release throughout the work. The genesis of the piece appears rich with harmonics, as if some sort of concert orchestra tuning up before a show – with strings ebbing and flowing in and out of the mix.
Shortly after this introduction, the presence of a rhythmic pluck slowly creeps up on the audience, its short decay cutting through the wash of sound already established. It’s layered by what can only be described as a half-snare half-stab that provides stark emphasis and circular rhythm to the pattern and later makes up the leading role of the hook.
After its first peak, Flight Reflex then lulls the audience back into serenity with granular textures and the return of the string sounds heard prior. This doesn’t last too long to foster any boredom however, and the textural noise is washed away to make room for the focused, intricate, and rolling arpeggiators that join the fray for the second return of the refrain. The track is over before expected, but instead it leaves a sweet taste in the mouth that lingers for far longer than the piece itself.
“BAC+5” is scheduled for release on 21st November via Blizzard Audio Club. Order a copy from Bandcamp.
TRACKLIST
1. E&A Rüeger – Flight Reflex
2. AUST – About Us
3. STACY.O x Caemilion – Innerchild
4. Ruisseau Cerise – Étés vertigineux
5. Chozo – Pensées fugaces
6. Osmose TV – BAC à sable
7. Remove – Endless (ft. Léa Martinez)
8. Fels – Bonus X
9. Félix Fivaz – Collapse
10. numeral – Stygian
11. Pavel – 4040
12. Eckhart – As Tears Go By
13. Waldskin – Impostor
14. E&A Rüeger – Flight Reflex (Radio Edit)