OFFERING: A FIÏÈH

(Seventh A IX)

Jim Ross

Certain musicians seem to live, eat and breathe music to such an extent that their every waking hour is spent writing, playing and recording it. Christian Vander is, I believe, such a musician, and 'A Fiïèh' represents just part of his continual musical genius. The tracks are his ideas, experiments, created from intuition, instinct and spontaneity rather than record company pressure. Christian Vander has proved yet again that you don't need masses of hard/software to make good music.

As expected the range of musical styles is vast, from minimalist to Neo-classical, but the album in no way sounds disjointed. The charm and beauty of these compositions takes the listener on a voyage through the mind of one of the most individual and creative musicians working at present. If you enjoy adventurous new music, but are not yet acquainted with Offering, then this album is the perfect starting point.