SUPREME PARTICLES LIGHT AS SKIN Elektrolux/DM/CD Supreme Particles is Michael and Anna Saup, new media performance artists from Germany. "Light As Skin" is a CD documenting their recent visual and sound installation in the Lufthansa passenger tunnel beneath the Rhein-Main airport in Frankfurt. The audio portion of the CD is comprised of 4 parts, named Sector A through to D, each 15 minutes in length. These tracks were broadcast in rotation continuously during the installation and are akin to Brian Eno's Music For Airports in their bareness. From the sound of crickets chirping to spare synthesis, this is minimal and ambient in Eno's definition of music that is and of the environment. The data component of the disc contains pictures, additional info on the installation, and QuickTime video of the performance. If you're happy to investigate music that doesn't aim to clout you over the head with dynamics, "Light As Skin" will please and feed your head. Andrew Duke Back to album/book reviews index