"Accessible and warm yet enigmatic and technical, ‘I’d Love To Fly’ uses the abstraction of IDM and the definitive rumination of ambient to shape an entrancing expedition into sublime, spectral new-age sounds"
Elusive to comprehend yet serene to access, ‘I’d Love To Fly’ is a lucid dream of a cloud-surfing four-track EP by Dutch-born and Berlin-based producer Nthng – who is responsible for previous releases on Lobster Theremin and Delsin as well as founding his mysterious label Transatlantic.
Known for his cryptic characteristics that venture into puzzling IDM collages, Nthng ambitiously drifts into nostalgic fever dream sounds by experimenting with tranquil synth pads and elevated percussion throughout the variegated project. Muscular escalations of translucent synths and sprightly drum breaks, bolstered by spirited Hi-Hat percussion, frequently take flight following a spell of robust drums which evoke the escapist feel of floating through the clouds during a very nourishing dream, finding a melodic peak in a REM sleep stage before you return to waking life.
‘And On’ is a spacious opener that exhibits a calm crescendo of fluorescent ambience following a spell of tight snares, allowing a lighter disposition to gradually form as the luminous synths persist through fragile, textured percussion into becoming a melodic highlight. ‘I’d Love To Fly’ runs with a three-note drum pattern and washing synths that sets our aloft destination before a spectral quality, created by an adolescent vocal sample gives way to glistening synth pads that suit the innocence of the plaintive instrumentation while maintaining a cryptic, left-field spirit.
‘In The City’ introduces a 90’s New Age influence to proceedings by combining delicate ambient Hip-Hop breakbeats with highly precise layers of percussion before the set closer, ‘Tuned To A Dead Channel’, retains the semi-melodic keys and tranquil synths of the adventure so far, while introducing a static effect and gauzy synths that descend into a sensation of pensive renewal.
Accessible and warm yet enigmatic and technical, ‘I’d Love To Fly’ uses the abstraction of IDM and the definitive rumination of Ambient music to shape an entrancing expedition into sublime, spectral New-Age sounds that are ripe with larger influences that fans of Boards Of Canada or Tycho will continue unfolding as new layers are persistently revealed upon recurring ventures.
‘I’d Love To Fly’ is scheduled for release 30 May via Transatlantic. Order a vinyl copy from Inverted Audio Store.
TRACKLIST
A1. And On
A2. I’d Love To Fly
B1. In The City
B2. Tuned To A Dead Channel
