Aug 9, 2012 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews
Markus Mehr has history with The Underground of Happiness. I interviewed him a couple of years ago, over the phone from his home in Augsburg, at the time of his Lava album, a brilliant, subterranean slow burn of drones, clicks and screeches. His main instrument is...
Aug 9, 2012 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews
Woah, what happened here? After the two long, ambient, loop-based tracks of In (the first part of a triptych, reviewed here earlier this year), we expected more of the same. But with On, Germany’s Markus Mehr is really on ~ in fact, this is the best thing we’ve ever...
Aug 9, 2012 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews
“a cornucopia of samples, field recordings and distorted drones, and is highly recommended to fans of William Basinski, Tim Hecker and Fennesz.” My Old Kentucky Blog
Aug 9, 2012 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews
In comprises just two pieces that together span over 50 minutes. It begins with quiet electronic sounds, creating a rather depressing mood, then proceeds into a meditative space. It’s experimental, too, with looped melodies, synthesizers and alien sounds,...
Aug 9, 2012 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt (translated from the German): “Once ‘Komo’ carefully and slowly swells, a contemplative devotional mood spreads in the room, as if in a slightly shopworn Hollywood film, placing a veil of softly drawn desaturated colours… everything is...
Aug 9, 2012 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt (translated from the German): “Although Markus Mehr was hitherto completely unknown to me, he is likely to cause a sensation when the Augsburg musician’s ascent continues after In, the first in a trilogy that intoxicates the senses… In, due...
