Aether has been a figurehead of the ambient/future garage scene for a long time now. His "Viraha" EP will likely go down as a sound-defining release for many of the genre's current and future artists; indeed his delicate use of piano progressions and melodic vocal cuts has inspired a lot of my own work.
He excels once more with his intimate remix of Culprate's "At the Gates". While the original is purely melodic, Aether lines the eerie piano with his signature foley-driven drums and a shifting, throbbing bassline which seems almost alive. The atmosphere is uneasy; like moving through a fantasy landscape filled with unplaceable sounds and a siren-like voice calling out from afar.
Among a lineup of remixes from artists as high-class as to include the likes of Mr. Bill, Ekcle and Vorso, Aether still shines through as being truly unique.
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