For what concerns this nice work on Schraum, I can't but grant we're dealing with an interesting couple of performers that will surprise many listeners thinking a duo release involving a cellist and guitarist wouldn't add anything new to the small/big world of experimental music. The fact is Jihannes Trondle and Andreas Trobollowitsch have been able to put together some interesting tracks of modern music with a deep contemporary/experimental taste by throwing in some varied but really focused influences. From the dramatic feel of the second composition you'll pass to a quiet but still fragmented song, at the same time it's nice to hear how they combined electronic-interventions, melodic solutions and tension-building crescendos. "(also known as) acker velt" sails exactly on the verge between electronic music with a contemporary classic feel and experimental music with a post-ambient, avant-garde flavor. Sometimes its really hard to associate this cd with a cellist and a guitarist since, despite some clean interventions and some elctro-acustic pastiches, the majority of the symphonies have been subjected to a heavy use of electronic. I imagine some will find it really rarefied and simple, but I've found it has been a really intriguing listening, you just need the time and the patience to let it grow on you. Even if it has blossomed listening after listening I swear this cd captured my attention from the very early play and it has a lot to do with its subtle melodic essence.