Midthing
Baron Bane
Hailing from what sounds akin to the inner reaches of Scandinavia, this group have a varied history of working with dancers, fire, mime and graphic artists, though this belies the softness and calm permeating through this blissed out spatial exploration. Starting out with doleful piano chords echoing Massive Attack at their most downbeat, the funereal tone is strengthened by a gentle wash of strings, while that piano line becomes more insistent, before dropping off the precipice in slow motion to greet the almost whispered vocals (like Brian Molko on downers, but poised and perfect).
A relaxed backbeat rears into the foreground subtly, changing the heartbeat tempo up steadily, before falling back into itself. The backing vox multitrack and trace an arc blushing purple , blue and black, in search of the sunlight, cruising towards the dawn.
The layers build, you can hear Air, the very European sound, a minimalist symphony, a mood you yearn to return to again and again.
Fear not listener, everything you need is here for you today, tomorrow, next week, years on, into infinity. Just let yourself float free.
All For You.
Reviewed by Hugh Ogilvie










