Thomas Fehlmann - Lowflow
Thomas Fehlmann, a rotating member of the Orb, floats through a number of styles with Lowflow, ghosting through minimal glitch dub, vaporous house, sly downtempo, and the foundation-rattling thump of a subwoofer buried in the trunk of a passing car. "Hana" channels the spirit of that goofy yellow Flat Eric puppet, while "Slinky" is haunted by the eidolon of trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer. The driving beat of "Prefab" is interrupted by squirts of noise, a steel drum band, and a bass line that feels like it was nicked from Jack Dangers' studio. Fehlmann doesn't set the world on fire with this record; he just builds a steady flow that effortlessly combines Berlin's breathless fascination with static, Detroit's love of four-on-the-floor techno, and Hollywood's obsession with layered filters that turn sunlight into liquid gold.
Thomas Fehlmann
Plug Research [2004]
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