Simon Heath of Atrium Carceri once again shows that creativity and originality is the key to success. "From Soil To Space" takes his Krusseldorf style to a whole new level, and not only that, he also shows that psychedelic chill out music is way far of being dried out of ideas and innovations. He just looked at things from other, microcosmic perspective and revealed incredible world of sound. I found the title to be absolutely perfect for this album, and it's style. It tells a story of molecules of elementary particles colliding and reacting, slowly changing matter and transforming into new ones. It's a tale of evolution and a journey of one big melting pot of chemistry such we are to vast and unexplored space. Sound quality on this album is spectacular. Simon is very well known for his high quality output, but as opposed to blurry post-apocalyptic sound of Atrium Carceri, Krusseldorf is clean, harmonic and punchy. Moods vary from really mellow and dubby pieces resembling his work from previous album "Bohemian Groove" with tracks like "First Blood" and "Soe Doe". While these are not particularly innovative, things get deeper and trippier with amazing microscopic glitch works of "The Cell", "From Soil To Space" and others, focusing on different rhythmic structure and very original melodic sequences. Well, anyway, this album is best heard from start to end, because every tracks has its own story and identity. It is really a rewarding listen, and i think it is suitable for wide range of music lovers: idm, psychedelic chill and ambient fans will all appreciate this sound. Also, it reminds me a little bit of Bop's "The Amazing Adventures Of One Curious Pixel" because of those cutting edge glitchy sounds, beats and basslines all fused together into this thick, compact wall of sound. Highly recommended

As another year begins, I race to catch up on missed albums from my favorite labels. Israeli Aleph Zero Records has consistently put out some of the most interesting psychedelic, downtempo and IDM albums to date. Previous releases have captured the [hopefully coveted] spot on our Best of the Year lists, with Eitan Reiter’s Places I Miss That I Haven’t Been To in 2010 and Fredrik Öhr‘s Falling Through The Earth a year prior. I have been loyally following the releases by the label since Shulman‘s In Search of a Meaningful Moment (2003), and am always interested in discovering their latest offering.For their eighteenth album catalog release, Aleph Zero signs a veteran musician and prolific artist, Simon Heath. Recording under the moniker Krusseldorf, Heath has released numerous albums and EPs on Sofa Beats, Beats & Pieces and Iboga; and that’s not counting half a dozen albums released under his Atrium Carceri alias on Cold Meat Industry; and yet another eight albums in collaboration with Simon Kölle as Za Frûmi on Waerloga Records. A track by Krusseldorf has also previously appeared on Aleph Zero’s last compilation, Dark Room Beats (2010), so I was prepared for the best…Throughout the album, Heath implements glitchy percussion, processed synth melodies and plenty of IDM elements to craft psybient atmospheres from another world. Listening closely reveals digital structures of spacial textures full of many rewarding moments for fans of stripped down, intimately complex, and micro constructed rhythms. Listening from a perspective of a casual observer, the music takes on a futuristic spacey feel, apt for a science fiction story where planetary spheres slowly revolve around their orbit in a never-ending gravitational fall. The music invigorates your imagination and triggers the retired synapses exercised in fantasies and lucid dreaming.Some tracks remind me of the dearly missed music of early-to-mid 00's, with acts like Neo Ouija’s Geiom, Bauri, Sense, and Seven Ark, with a bit of psychill flavor from Bluetech, Aes Dana, and, of course, Aleph Zero’s own Shulman. This is a great album to chill out (and warm up) to, full of sonic and intelligent delights. Recommended for fans of early morning chill out beats and sparkling psychedelic vibes… Another wonderful release to land on our Best of 2011, Music For Awakened Spirits And Open Minds.

agree 100%. Beatiful downtempo electronic music with huge sense of melody and eye for the details.

a whole world of senses and sounds. music of imaginings.