The Magnificent Void forms a bridge between his recent explorations of tribal/techno rhythms and instrumentation to a space music that is original and engrossing. For example, digeridoo is played on the album, but is played in such a way that it does not sound like any instrument with which I am familiar. The music creates a landscape that lacks a geographic reference, a place which is mysterious and unknown yet strangely familiar.
The Magnificent Void is that place of emptiness which we approach with fascination and fear. The music transports us to a void where destruction and creation are simultaneous, where the cosmos collapse, where death will eventually take us all. Many of the tracks are spacious and wash over the listener like waves on a forever twilight shore.
Others, such as "Cloud of Unknowing" and "The Magnificent Void" convey the grandeur and chaos of cosmic creation.
This is a wonderful release, and should make new fans for this talented artist.
