Mahler Remixed

Revered for his improvisation, and an inspiration and stimulation to dance-lovers… if anyone can break down the barriers between guitar music and electronics it is Christian Fennesz. As a sophisticated laptop musician, Fennesz drapes red hot guitar and beautiful melodies over and among dense, symphonic electronics. In Bruges, together with Lillevan (visuals), Fennesz torpedoes penetrating poetic expressiveness out of the work of compatriot Gustav Mahler. He samples excerpts from Mahler’s symphonies and expands them into lyrical ambient. Growling drones and electric guitar rumble beneath sombre beauty like sloshing ocean waves in a storm.