"Transit" stands out in Venice due to its being the only track with lyrics, by David Sylvian for that matter. It's not their first collaboration, since Fennesz had already appeared in Sylvian's Blemish. The song appears to be an elegy for Europe, and as always when this is the case, has somehow to do with fascism; as in the works of artists as varied as Ernst, Jean Renoir or one of Sylvian's greatest influences, Scott Walker. Various drones, buzzes and glitches flow underneath the metallic sonic explosions, which accentuate Sylvian's dismay in the face of that which is travelling towards us all.
I think this combo really works well, and the lyrics are for the most part great. The only part I could do without is the last stanza, with the somewhat banal smoking, drinking etc. mythology. This is what separates Walker from his followers: he never has to tell us "how he feels", he lets his objects do the talking.
"Transit" stands out in Venice due to its being the only track with lyrics, by David Sylvian for that matter. It's not their first collaboration, since Fennesz had already appeared in Sylvian's Blemish. The song appears to be an elegy for Europe, and as always when this is the case, has somehow to do with fascism; as in the works of artists as varied as Ernst, Jean Renoir or one of Sylvian's greatest influences, Scott Walker. Various drones, buzzes and glitches flow underneath the metallic sonic explosions, which accentuate Sylvian's dismay in the face of that which is travelling towards us all.
I think this combo really works well, and the lyrics are for the most part great. The only part I could do without is the last stanza, with the somewhat banal smoking, drinking etc. mythology. This is what separates Walker from his followers: he never has to tell us "how he feels", he lets his objects do the talking.