Omni Trio (aka Rob Haigh) doesn't like using live instruments within his music, believing staunchly that electronic music should be solely computer generated.
This approach has led him to create some of the most emotive and idiosyncratic drum & bass on the planet.
'Even Angels Cast Shadows' is his fifth album an achievement for any dance music producer, let alone a drum & bass dude - and once again highlights his inimitable sound.
Ultimately, it's a typical Trio journey through shifting textures and cascading shards of breakbeat beauty.
Beginning with the aching soul of his 1999 classic 'Breakbeat Etiquette', the album glides effortlessly from one heartfelt moment to another. From the soaring, string laden beauty of 'Higher Ground' and the digital bliss of 'First Contact', through the moody downtempo joint that is 'A Little Rain Must Fall' right up to the old skool feel and lower bpm of tracks such as 'Lucid' and 'Artificial Life', this is a considered and sophisticated listen.
By taking us through his wonderful, wired up world and breaking down ever further the barriers between man and machine, Omni Trio shows us once again that hard drives and circuit boards can breath warmth too - you just have to know how to communicate with them.
by Paul Sullivan