On the face of it, ‘Opus 2’ is just another meditative ambient techno album. And while it does unquestionably serve that purpose, its, soft sine waves soothingly attuned to the biological currents, ‘Opus 2’ is also a richly textured work that you can actually listen to.
‘Monarch’ elicits a floating sensation – not in an overtly euphoric sense or as an out of body experience, but an enveloping, warm bath of sound. The listener remains buoyed for the album’s duration, carried by soft, warm lightness. ‘Correction’ ventures cautiously into new territories with trepitadion and darker undercurrents beneath the smooth surface. Analogue fizz and tape hiss provide texture and grain to slow, deliberate drones and hums which gently pulse with minimalist beats. ‘Cubed Suns’ has a coarse surface and a density of sound that gradually builds before being partially consumed by a slowly descending and distant roar.
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‘Pleroma’ gradually returns the listener to a more grounded position, but still looking up to the clouds as they drift and swirl above.
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