The main plate of Food consists of Thomas Stronen/dr-elec and Ian Ballamy/sax-elec along with appetizers and side plates of Christian Fennesz/g-elec, Eivind Aarset/g-elec, Prakash sontakke/g-voc and Nils Petter Molvaer/tp. With all of the electronics, I’m sure you already get the idea that a lot of noodling and experimenting is bouncing off of the studio walls. Material like “Celestial Food” and “Nebular” have electronic rhythms with some sax work to keep them out of the Kraftwerk category. “Astral” “Moonpie” and “Phase” are strictly for the space age set, with atmospheres that sound like a backdrop for an Apollo flight. Lots of music that seems destined for an indie flick.
ECM Records