Product Description

On 2007's FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME, Axel Willner's first full-length Kompakt outing under the moniker of the Field, the Swedish electronica artist presents a mesmerizing set of minimalist techno that garnered international raves. Sometimes working in the same dreamy vein as fellow Europeans Ulrich Schnauss and M83 (see the arctic opener, "Over the Ice"), Willner streamlines that aesthetic, and steers it into deep house and trance territory (the propulsive "Good Things End"), resulting in an album that's wholly appropriate for both headphones and dance floors. While those who lean towards warmer, more organic-sounding electronic music may be left out inthe cold, SUBLIME will easily pull many fans of house-tinged techno into its exquisitely chilly climate.

Track Listing

1. Over The Ice
2. Paw In My Face
3. Good Things End
4. Little Heart Beats So Fast
5. Everday
6. Silent
7. Deal
8. Sun & Ice
9. Mobilia
10. From Here We Go Sublime

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16951 in Music
• Released on: 2007-05-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .12 pounds

Customer Reviews

Kompakt Minimal Perfection
An album of such subtle minimal beauty it makes you wonder how you got by without it. Since purchasing From Here We Go Sublime last month, I have listened to nothing else...
Stripped down masterpieces such as opener 'Over the Ice', 'Everyday' and 'The Little Heart Beats So Fast' make the perfect soundtrack to summer days, (or perhaps it's ideal for icy winter months).
The simplicity of the of Axel Wilner's technique, sampling tiny vocal snippets and layering them over a standard Kompakt techno beat, belies his genius. 'Over the Ice' samples Kate Bush's 'Under the Ice' and 'A Paw In My Face' samples 'Hello' by Lionel Richie to comedy effect.
So far, my favourite album of 2007 (with no competition).
This is an album for everyone, those who like dance and ambient will certainly appreciate it straight away, but with a few listens I'm certain even the most diehard rockist will be swept away by the elegant simplicity of The Field.

Great electronic music.
I'm not an electronic music aficionado and dance music often sounds mindless to me, but this album is great. Repetitive and minimal but uplifting and intelligent. I gave it a try and am quite surprised to find that I've been enjoying listening it daily since I got it along with the more conventional music I like. I no longer think of it as 'dance' music or anything else, just great music.

S'alright
I was looking at the Metacritic best of 2007 albums and noticed this at the top with a score of 9.0. However the Reader's score is 6.4 as I write this. Seemingly it splits opinion down the middle. I then went on to Youtube and found "Over The Ice" and was quite impressed, so I thought I'd go for it.

On first listen my hopes fell. "Over The Ice" is still a good track but there didn't seem anything to back it up. One media critic describes it as "An electronic album that is utterly original and not easily forgotten." Well he's not listening to the same album as I'm listening to. On every track there's that Bump, chick, Bump, chick, Bump, chick beat that young girls have danced around their handbags to in discos across the globe since Adam was a lad. The overall feel is of a dance album. The textures are nothing new. Samples are taken as they have been since the early eighties, though this guy has a knack for slicing them as small as possible and passing them off almost as single notes. I don't see where the invention is.

Having said all that I quite like it. It's got a nice feel to it. I don't feel I've wasted my money. It's a Dance album that does what it says on the tin. It will go down well in the clubs.

But album of the year???? Your 'avin a laugh aren't ya?

Personally I find Gui Boratto on the same label far more interesting. But if you want "An electronic album that is utterly original and not easily forgotten." then buy Silent Shout by The Knife.

I would score this around about 7, just below rather than just above. Why don't they let you give half stars?