Christian Fennesz has unveiled the first sneak preview from his upcoming Bécs LP, the opulent and ambient guitar-and-electronics blend "Static Kings."
The track starts up with a series of springy explosions, but soon enough the energetic wash of noise is overcome by a series of softly strummed guitar melodies. The track adds, fittingly enough, more elaborate electronic ripples of static and assorted speaker-panning sonic textures to mingle with the easy-listening six-strings before coming to a gentle close.
As previously reported, Bécs is "the conceptual follow-up" to 2001's Endless Summer, and the newly revealed soundscape certainly fits the bill. The album marks Fennesz's return to Editions Mego, who put the set in stores April 29.
The track starts up with a series of springy explosions, but soon enough the energetic wash of noise is overcome by a series of softly strummed guitar melodies. The track adds, fittingly enough, more elaborate electronic ripples of static and assorted speaker-panning sonic textures to mingle with the easy-listening six-strings before coming to a gentle close.
As previously reported, Bécs is "the conceptual follow-up" to 2001's Endless Summer, and the newly revealed soundscape certainly fits the bill. The album marks Fennesz's return to Editions Mego, who put the set in stores April 29.
