title:

magnesium e.p.

label:

envizagae

format:

3" cd

release date:

05.07.07

cat. no.:

envcd005

tracks:

magnesium

script error

destination

coral dusk

"blimey it’s been a good month or two since we had any cheju goodies with which to seduce our listening space with that both me and the hi-fi where beginning to get withdrawal symptoms. cheju is of course better known to friends, family and colleagues as the ridiculously busy workaholic wil bolton who when he’s not tinkering about crafting symphonies for a generation to come also co runs boltfish records to whom we owe something of an apology to as they’ve sent us at least two releases (maybe three) that we’ve had cued up awaiting review for a fair while. but enough of that wallowing to the task in hand. ‘magnesium’ comes packaged on dinky little 3” cd and features 4 brand new star lit gems for the german based imprint who themselves have to date put out 8 rather tasty releases including outings for 8yone and env(litre) (both of whom have appeared previously in these very pages) as well jash, ijo and volta. ‘magnesium’ is a celestial suite of sorts, glacial minimalist echoes of a distant fading memory, sometimes mournful, reposed, elegant yet irrefutably classically textured. bolton’s ear for space, sound texture and melody are impeccable as these dainty delights prove. the stately ’magnesium’ opens the set, initially set to a slow to uncoil nuzzling dreamscape like weave it soon assumes a sense of regency with the onset of a delicately worked piano motif before blossoming into a richly arresting brontean folly that to these ears recalls a reclining fortdax. with its contrasting tonality and pirouetting fragile outer shell ‘script error’ is yearningly playful, lunar-esque charms intertwine deliciously amid chattering clicks as though a hibernating retreat housing isan and d_rradio had awoken from slumber and braced the icy outdoors for a spot of snowball fighting. the sweetly hurting ‘destination’ with its reprise like ‘thieves like us’ (new order) motifs and diode de-funked montages makes for a succulent slice of peek - a - boo pastoral electronics while the parting cosmic symphony that is ’coral dust’ is wrapped with a expansive airiness and mallowy lightness to shimmer sensually like a super chilled manual. faultless." - losing today, 08.07