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Various Artists: Weightless, Effortless (CD, 70:47); Hypnos, 1999
Hypnos Recordings
P.O. Box 6868
Portland, OR 97228 USA
E-mail: mgriffin@hypnos.com
Cyberhome: http://www.hypnos.com

This is one of the better collections of electronic ambient, 
atmospherica, and mood-altering pieces. Nine morphs offer glimpses into 
the creative woodshedding by the likes of Keller, Johnson, 
DeBenedictus, Ma Ja Le, Modell, Fulton, Nerell, Fraser, and Steve ‘the 
legend” Roach. (Roach is everywhere anything ambient goes down! Ever 
notice that?)
	Ambience tripping herein doth vary from bizarre excursions into 
unsettling dimensions next door to peaceful drool-worthy dronings that 
decimate all conscious thought. Otherworldly, manipulated noise, 
wordless digital vox, cutting-edge goodies await the listener. Many the 
indescribably eclectic waveforms are mapped inside.
	Hypnos is one of the best sources for consistently innovative 
and strong ambient releases. No “puff job” here, folks and no, Mr. 
Griffin sends EER no payment for saying so – it’s just a fact to be 
stated. Weightless, Effortless is just one more great Hypnos 
release.
	Enough variation and theme permutations occur in some pieces 
that it’s like having 15 or 16 artists represented. I kept having to 
check track numbers to be sure another artist’s work was playing. Now 
that’s a bonus for staying aurally attuned to Weightless, Effortless.

	Winner of the most consistent drone yet most mutated yet most smoothly 
morphed time after time and done all along one core tone goes to Scott Fraser and his 
“Straight Lines” piece. James Johnson’s “Closure” gets four stars for the most effectively 
soothing and transcendental. But every track wins the “must-hear” award. This has been 
your ambient-head and void-dweller guide . . .	~ John W. Patterson




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