WEATHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET continues Jeff Greinke's journey into the inner realms of percussive, electro-acoustic ambient music. Deeply textured, atmospheric, and ethereal, yet often centered around pulses and rhythmic patterns, Greinke's work often recalls that of Brian Eno and Jon Hassell. On one hand, the surging bass and throbbing beats that buoy cuts like "Spin" wouldn't sound out of place in a down-tempo DJ's set.
But Greinke is also at home in the airier sphere of "Big Stride" and "Flight," synth-based compositions that give the listener the sensation of floating through clouds. At his best, as on the opening "Sunday Afternoon," Greinke is able to merge the two tendencies into a sound that is visceral, propulsive, expansive, and suspended at once. Greinke's layered compositions never feel random or rote, and the meticulous attention he pays to balancing the elements in these sound-paintings puts the aptly named WEATHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET a cut above similar works in this field.
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