"Canadian Cosmonaut David Kristian rivals Richard
James for composing admirably corrosive bubblebaths. Wilfully archaic or practically
shambling, his lo-fi Techno may sound dated next to this year's model, but
Synaesthesia
(Discreet) successfully links 50's Sci-Fi Themes to Marty Rev's unacknowledged Masterpiece
Clouds of Chaos."
- Kevin Martin
(The Wire)
"Kristian's eight tracks of experimental trance are
influenced by 70's German electronics, Aphex Twin and Spiral Tribe (?). The 18-minute
Aurora 18 challenges the latest Apollo or Fax Ambient-Techno innovations. Ralf
and Florian would be Proud."
- Chris Twomey
(Chart)
"Synaesthesia's sometimes
dark/sometimes not soundscapes present seventy minutes of the best ambience with
intelligence I've heard thus far in 1994; here is a welcome respite from the flowered
wallpaper sounds of much that is labelled with the ambient tag." "With material
as flawless as this, if David Kristian truly has over two-thousand unreleased tracks
tucked away, it is imperative that more of it sees the light of day- and soon."
- Andrew Duke
(Cognition
Audioworks)
