Reviews of A Static Place [12k1064]

Blissed acousmatic soundscapes that retain an emotional depth and richness that could not have happened by mere chance.

The tonal qualities of the original performances are most of what survives, carried over through the conversion process and reincarnated as the beautiful, ghostly quintet of tracks.

…Tucked skillfully at the far-end of the speaker cones, asking the listener to come closer and listen below the surface, creating a shadow-box effect of immense depth.

Its more like Eno’s first ambient record – to be noticed, to fill an ambience. Excellent.

Essentially we’re listening to the resonance of archaic instruments played long time ago

Mathieu is pointing his microphone directly at the past to collect these ghostly transmissions

Stephan Mathieu brings such an inimitable touch to every project he tackles

Suspended. Floating.

Das Ergebnis sind dichte, aber dennoch fragile Klangwolken voller akustischer Überlagerungen und voller Bewegung.

We also pass through moments of unease, where the pressurisation mounts to unbearable degrees before moving further along the journey.

A Static Place résonne de l’intérieur.

Sehr schöne und zugleich emotionale Musik.

Vor uns liegt ein weites Land mit großen Texturen, mit sehr großen Texturen.

Herausgekommen ist dabei eine höchst eigenwillige Form von Ambient.

Stephan Mathieu materiaal gedolven uit zijn collectie 78-toerenplaten

There is, in fact, endless movement in this music. The transitions are so gradual, however, that often you don’t identify them as they’re happening.

accessible, enchanting and otherworldly.

One of his best records yet.