Message from Riley Reinhold of Traum Schallplatten:
"I was looking for music that ways taking the label for an offroad ride. More meaningful and deeper then a lot of dancefloor music these days. Iam not saying i am done with dance music, because i have siged already some great music for this year, but there are times you need to dig deep. So Lackluster has that quality for sure!
This Finnish artist deliberately moves away from today’s prevailing sound aesthetics, refusing to create music that merely explodes in the listener’s face. Instead, his compositions are no fireworks but rather the glowing embers of a fire - shifting colors, subtle transformations, an appeal to the most primal human senses. In this, he shares a kinship with artists devoted to ambient music, yet he counterbalances their softness with an uncompromising edge - at times cold, at times unrelenting. The result is an experience that is as demanding as it is rewarding, an intricate soundscape that does not simply reveal itself but insists on being discovered.
This is, without question, the antithesis of a TV dinner. It is music that requires space, time, and patience—an ascent rather than an instant gratification. For those willing to engage, it promises something far more profound: an experience that unfolds and resonates long after the final note has faded."
