Perspectives is about working together and apart, about different views of common material. The origins of this album are found in various live duo performances by Swiss electronicians Günter Müller and Steinbrüchel, recorded between December 2004 and May 2004 in a handful of European cities. Later, each artist processed and reworked this material, and this album presents the results of these individual acts of recomposition. Therefore, each titled piece (following the name of the city the concert material is taken from: Geneva, Berlin, etc.) actually consists of two five-minute tracks, the first one composed by Müller, the second one by Steinbrüchel, related in their source material and working out as two movements of a single piece, two perspectives on the same collaborative moment. As a result, Perspectives flows very smoothly, taking the listener on a 70-minute journey through minute improvised electro-acoustic music made of shimmering glitches and quiet hums, looped pulses and insect-like sounds. Müller's tracks tend to be quieter than Steinbrüchel's, focusing on accidental rhythms and very delicate textures, while Steinbrüchel is more prone to add tones, but the alternating perspectives complete each other instead of competing against one another, forming a rich, coherent sonic picture. And that is why the album is so pleasant to listen to. Müller's Geneva, Pt. 2 and Steinbrüchel's Bologna stand out for their unexpected warmth. The album concludes with Paris aux_*, a piece produced by Hervé Boghossian, who had joined the duo on a Parisian stage. Perspectives will definitely remain one of the best e-ai releases of 2005 and ranks as an essential item for anyone interested in either Müller or Steinbrüchel's output. ~ François Couture, Rovi

1		Geneva, Pt. 1
2		Geneva, Pt. 1 [2]
3		Geneva, Pt. 2 [1]
4		Geneva, Pt. 2
5		Berlin [1]
6		Berlin [2]
7		Paris [1]
8		Paris [2]
9		Basel [1]
10		Basel [2]
11		Bologna [1]
12		Bologna [2]
13		Paris Aux_*