By Mike Hobart, Financial Times, 25/26 June 2011
"4 stars"
“Evan Parker and Matthew Wright’s intriguing collaboration edits layers of live performance into a shimmering mist of undulating and unbroken sonic textures [...] the result enthrals and soothes in equal measure.”
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By John Eyles, All About Jazz, June 8, 2011
"As Parker points out in his sleeve notes, it is multipurpose, depending on the volume at which it is played back. At normal volume it is over-brimming with aural information, much of it operating at a subliminal level. As such, it richly repays repeated listening and intense concentration being invested in it. At a much lower volume—perhaps late at night, on headphones—it is music designed to fall asleep to. Or even to induce a trance-like state. Either way, it is mesmerizingly beautiful."
Instant Jazz.com, January 8th, 2011
"It's time for something special. The Dutch Ensemble Klang has been around since 2003 and became a notorious name in contemporary music in the meantime. The seven-piece line up (featuring saxophone, percussion, piano, trombone, guitar and sound processing) works with composers who are straddling the lines between genres, merging avant-garde composition with drones, electronics and sound art.
[...] Music At The Edge Of Collapse [...] combines contemporary sound art with electronics into something wholly modern.
It may not be jazz, but these artists are creating cutting edge music that ensures a unique aural experience, introducing new ways of dealing with composing/playing, fusing the familiar with the aesthetically challenging and taking the listener straight into the future. It's an entirely different excitement and something we really recommend to adventurous listeners!"