They’re both at it this time.
Our favorite Stuttgart ambient synth artists Joachim Henn and Günter Schlienz have teamed up as
Snowflake Orchestra, the single greatest frozen-precipitation confab in the
history of music. The front cover of the j-card says it all – and it doesn’t
even say anything. It’s just white snowflakes against a black night sky,
illuminated by a light source out of view; a streetlight perhaps? It’s a solid
stab at selecting Stuttgart streetlights as the source streaming silvery
illumination into stifling starless sky. But maybe that’s just me, and we’re
supposed to focus on the stillness – each white speck is both a recipient of
sonic accompaniment and a participant in the chilly nocturnal dance. You can
let your mind drift on the updrafts along with our delicate frigid muses.
And that’s what Henn and Schlienz do here – they immerse themselves in
the falling snow and become one with it. The Snowflake Orchestra pieces are
light and delicate, yet carry a sense of mystery and wonder that begs close
attention. Know how every single snowflake is a unique design? The Orchestra
here leans into that, treating the natural variations with reverence while
watching them blow around through the street. The sounds are what silence
sounds like if it had sounds, like breathing and waiting and watching in song.
That’s a neat little trick the Snowflake Orchestra is able to pull off – but if
I trusted anybody doing that, it’d be Joachim Henn and Günter Schlienz.
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--Ryan
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