The first tracks a bit too off the wall for me and not the sort of thing I usually listen to. All those bendy voices sound like a broken Dictaphone. A bit like the Beatles Revolution 9, I think this is something I could listen to with interest once or twice, but it's a bit to disorientating for repeated play really. The second track however is a mutating ambient track that i really like. Its full of a sense of movement and evolution that I think ambient music should be all about (something missing from the first track). I could probably do without the vocal snippets that occur occasionally as I don't think they add much, but overall it's a cool and intriguing ambient excursion. First tracks not for me so I've based my score on Solif only.

For me the first track is a experiment. I'am not saying that it is bad,but i like more a melodic way of music! I would have made the track in a more melodic way! But that is just my choice! The second track is better for me! great atmosphere! Good be a track for a movie!

Firstly, just let me say thanks to all those who contacted me with "the idiots guide of how to amend a review". If you are reading this then you know it worked. To the music and my first confession. I have never really found my personal musical tastes match very closely with the works of KraftiM. Although I accept he is a talented creator and has good technical abilities, somehow or other his ideas and my ears do not match up. I like the way he pushes musical boundaries but they don't get pushed in my direction very often. The first of these 2 tracks is a good indicator of this. I very quickly started to feel as if I was standing in the middle of a field of sheep, bleating and baa-ing all around me. Not content with that we soon had a sheepdog appear and begin barking. All of this was going on with a chorus direct from the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem in full voice in the background. Interesting, yes. Different, yes. Innovative, yes but to my ears more a cleverly constructed set of sounds rather than a musical composition. Next we come to the second track. Now anyone who has been on Jamendo for longer than a week will have come across Ivan1984. To call him a reviewer is an understatement. He must be the most erudite wordsmith around. A master of the prose of the written word and here he is taking a step in a new direction, another one pushing the boundaries. KraftiM doesn't allow him too much upfront, keeping him coming in and out in the mix and restricting his output to a few repeated lines. I don't think Ivan will be taking up vocals for a career, although I gather there are more on the way in the near future. This track is both musical and enjoyable and so much more to my taste. Even its length is preferable to me. So thanks again to all concerned for their contributions. At least I've reached the end this time.

"Daris" è inquietante ed offre un momento di interruzione al proprio dialogo interno. Ha una voce ipnotica in background. La seconda voce ha meno potere ma, infatti, essa rappresenta l'incitamento, la volontà di far emergere l'inconscio. Qui la coscienza si addormenta come un bimbo per permettere all'ignoto di venire fuori. Questo è un brano efficace(9). In "Solif" tu sei immerso in una dimensione veramente straordinaria. L'ignoto ti siede accanto! Molto bello l'arrangiamento di KraftiM che ci fa sentire l'immobilità del tempo; lo spazio si apre alla tua percezione, immenso ed immacolato. Ha qualcosa di sacro. La voce di Ivan è calibrata in modo molto accurato e segue il flusso di questo viaggio di 9:58 minuti di pura percezione. Un brano che da un piacere veramente straordinario(10). Questo album, di soli due brani, è un bel viaggio, prende poco tempo ma ti porta molto lontano. Potenza di KraftiM!. Ricordo le collaborazioni degli artisti Ristik, come voce in "Daris", Organic Despair per il materiale musicale in "Solif", e la voce di Ivan sempre in "Solif". A me sembra un album ispirato, concentrato sul tema e l'obiettivo. Fatevi questo viaggio in 15:17 minuti! Questa recensione è anche qui: http://suonolibero.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/kraftim-foks-un-viaggio-intenso-e-breve-a-short-and-intense-trip/ “Daris” is disturbing, and offers a moment of interruption to your internal dialogue. It has a hypnotic voice in background. The second voice has less power but, in fact, it’s incitement, the desire to bring out the unconscious. Here the consciousness is asleep as a child to allow the unknown to come out. This is an effective composition (9). In “Solif” you are immersed in a truly extraordinary dimension. The unknown is sitting beside you! Very beautiful KraftiM’s arrangement that makes us feel the stillness of time, space opens up to your perception, immense and immaculate. It has something sacred. Ivan’s voice is calibrated in a very accurate and follows the flow of this journey of 9:58 minutes of pure perception. A song by a truly extraordinary pleasure (10). This album, only two songs, it’s a beautiful trip, quickly takes you very far. KraftiM’s power!. I remember the collaboration of artists Ristik, for the voice in “Daris”, Organic Despair for the musical stuff in “Solif” and the Ivan’s voice always in “Solif”. It’s an inspired album and focused on the goal. Get this journey in 15:17 minutes!

This mini album is the proof of the vitality of music outside the music industry. It's time to say a new musical aesthetic, here and now. Thanks!

Thanx to ivan for this one! Great artwork on this but the strange music is better.. Daris is like a crazy bad dream Kinda David linch in affect! Solif is like a empty city, strange noises reverberate like echos in an empty landscape. voices remain long after the body's have gone. definitely my favorite track of the two. Its on my ipod now! :)

these two collages of sound are transporting a lot of emotions. The used samples, effects and the prevailing mood remind me of two Albums I like a lot since years: "Solif" could be part of "Future Sound of London´s" "ISDN" and "Daris" could be the cosequent advancement of the second disk of "Infected Mushroom´s" "Converting Vegetarians". Very good stuff!

Diese beiden Tracks (besonders Daris) erinnern mich ungemein an Ernst Horn, den Mann hinter Deine Lakaien, der zwei (oder drei) sehr avantgardistische Elektronik-Sample Alben gemacht hat, die schwer verdaulich aber sehr interessant sind. So auch hier. Dies passt weniger in die Kategorie Musik, als in eine Kategorie "Klangerlebnis". Leider kann ich die Texte nicht so gut verstehen. Daris schafft auf ziemlich dunkle Art aus Stimmfragmenten eine Soundcollage, die das Gruseln lehrt. In Gedanken sieht man monströse Gestalten, aus deren Mündern die tiefen bum-boha Stimmen kommen, sich langsam im Kreis bewegen, immer mehr auf die Mitte zu. In der Mitte drehen sich anderen Gestalten im Kreise, wirr, dünn und in einem Gemütszustand zwischen ängstlich und übermütig. So dreht sich das lange. Lange. Am Ende siegen weder die Monster noch die dürren Gestalten, sie scheinen eine Symbiose einzugehen. In Solif kann man Ivans Stimme hören, die ich leider nicht verstehe, die aber einen guten Kontrast zum Ambientsound des Tracks bildet. Solif besteht aus Sounds, die mir gut gefallen, die eine Weltraumatmosphäre schaffen oder auch eine unter Wasser. Das Ganze schwebt und wabert, so dass die über 9 Minuten schneller vergehen als gedacht.

Firstly, I absolutely love the cover, it is an amazing piece of graphic work. Lovely sense of the folks in the first track Daris, I love the way KraftiM not only manipulates voices but picks out subtle nuances that I myself miss, so I believe his ear and talent are part of the same genius. Such lovely exuberance with a profound natural, organic sense to it. Almost tribal in places, very earthy. This is where it gets potentially sticky, it's me and I can hardly believe that I'm part of this gorgeous musicality. What can I say, I feel truly honoured. The atmosphere is in some senses a essence of how I sometimes feel, and that Organic Despair has captured that to be remoulded by KraftiM is fantastic. The way the track develops, at first a scattering in the upper layers to become a huge sweeping motion, or emotionality indeed, a despair of the fallen angel.

Sehr schön, beide Track's es ist mal was total anderes, als das was ich so höre. Was mich so begeistert ist was man alles aus sounds machen kann, der KraftiM nutzt echt jeden sound so toll aus, einfach klasse. Mein Favorit Solif dieser Track hat was total Mysteriöses, als ob man durch Raum und Zeit gleitet schwebt zu einem unbekannten Ort fern ab von hier. Wahrend dieser Reise vergisst man auch die Zeit (10min). Muss auch sagen Ivan's stimme is fantastic, er kommt mir so rüber als ob er uns versucht während der Reise zu warnen, doch wir sind halt schwach und neugierig und müssen halt sehn was am Ende dieser Reise ist...^^ Beide Tracks sind toll, vielen dank für dieses Erlebnis und macht weiter so.