Where so often electronica can be cold and clinical,
Nobukazu Takemura crafts richly human soundscapes of remarkable warmth, impressionistic aural collages which achieve a rare balance between man and machine.
Funfair is arguably his best work to date, infused with a wide-eyed spirit perfectly in keeping with the
Child's View alias; the album's center, the 14-minute epic "Pendulum," is a masterpiece of sound and texture, a circus-like loop which incorporates a child's voice to hauntingly ethereal effect.