Ai II by Ai
„I`m following the work of this Band from Düsseldorf for a while now, always happy when they send me their latest release. Just like the animal of the same name, they take their time- a lot of their songs clock in at over 15 minutes, but other than the animal of the same name, they are not lazy at all, indeed, they’re very busy.
A lot of things going on and stretching out simultaneously,
spontaneously, but still beautiful choreographed- the analog sequencer lines, the warm fuzz guitars with long sustain, the motorik drumming, the shimmering pads -
To create a glorious type of psychedelic dance Musik.
Ai take everything that was good in Krautrock as a touchstone,
Spinning it further from there into the now and, of course, beyond. This is superimersive, intense stuff,
This record is a trip“
Hans Nieswandt, Cologne, June 2018
Tracklist
| 1. | AI THEME | 2:29 |
| 2. | ARUKI IKURA | 11:46 |
| 3. | AMBERICA | 7:04 |
| 4. | AKAI INDIGO | 17:52 |
| 5. | ALEISTER INSTAMATIC | 7:57 |
| 6. | ANIKULAPO IMORTAL | 18:48 |
| 7. | A HUGE STRUCTURE FAR BEHIND THE SUN | 22:01 |
| 8. | THE RETURN OF THE HUGE STRUCTURE FAR BEHIND THE SUN | 7:22 |
Credits
Bass – Andreas Von Hillebrandt
Drums – Matt Flores
Guitar – Shunsuke Oshio (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2)
Guitar, Synthesizer – Nima Moussavi
Synthesizer, Guitar [Occasional] – Frank Bauer
Vocals – Amber Pine (track: A3)
Liner Notes – Hans Nieswandt
Mastered By – Carsten Dämbkes
Mixed By – Matt Flores
mixed by Matt Flores @metaworld 2017-18
mastered by Carsten Daembkes @steffen Müller mastering
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Ai take everything that was good in Krautrock as a touchstone,
Spinning it further from there into the now and, of course, beyond. This is superimersive, intense stuff,
This... is a trip“
Hans Nieswandt, Cologne, June 2018
The Düsseldorf formation Ai was founded 2010.
Ai plays cosmic, kraut, jazz, psychedelic to postpunk influenced music.