BALMY EVENING

1. Atmosphere by Roman Flügel 2. Home by Roman Flügel 3. Frei by Roman Flügel 4. Super Sonne by Roman Flügel 5. Greenhouse by Roman Flügel Beautifully drunken it hums, the piano in šPianoPiano›, the last tune of šHow to Spread Lies›, the first EP by Roman Flügel for the Hamburg based label Dial in the year 2010. Or take šStrich›, a peculiar electrical slow-motion grinder, out on his šMutter› EP for Klang Electronic in 2006. Since long, the renowned Berlin based DJ and producer is investigating in spheres beyond the dance, the groove, the ecstasy. Zones, where the molecules harmonize, senses relieve, and the soul quietens. All his last albums, šAll The Right Noises› (Dial), šThemes I-XIII› (ESP Institue), šEating Darkness› (Running Back) have moments of tension and relaxation in a deep harmonious connection. Now šBalmy Evening›, a sundown record for sunup™s. Eleven notions in adventurous journey music, embracing the freedom of structure, blurring the musical pulse into harmonic meditation and mysteriously grooving zones, leaving all unnecessary accessories behind. A quality, that many of his collaborative and solo productions from past 30 years comprise. Still, most of them squint on the dance floor, where jack is king. Not so šBalmy Evening›, where real party bangers are absent. There are moving tunes like the slow Kraftwerk-melody-leaning funkateer šDuftschulter›, or the artificially jacking šGreenhouse›, where nervous Synth patterns ball along soft breaks and decreet kicks. Also, šSuper Sonne›, an odd, seemingly improvised synth conversation might ask some souls out for a dance. But all others, like šAtmosphere›, šFrei›, Dolphins, šGoth›, or šAmbienteuse›, rather seek for the tranquil in each one™s spirit. Listeners need be ready for surprises. Ready for impulsive ideas, linked to a harmonious flow, always ready to grow. An album full of silence, utterly loud, beautifully diverse humming, displaying a playful, exploratory side of a celebrated club music producer, to whom atoms dance in manifold ways. Downloads