Invisible Airline

Invisible Airline

Editorial Reviews
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Florida DJ and producer Michael Donaldson, a.k.a. Q-Burns Abstract Message, is one American beats and electro artist who rates favorably with the U.K. kingpins of DJ swank. Though his jumble of ideas makes his muse rather indistinguishable, his undeniable melodies and clever production make for a smooth party CD you can program for repeat.

A house-centric record that sounds as if it was made entirely with the same bank of synths and presets, Invisible Airline sticks to the groove but explores crossover pop, blues shouts, bent guitars, and Brazilian bumps within its monotone mold. "Differently" recalls the dark doom of Massive Attack with coiling acoustic bass and ethereal female vocals. Q-Burns adopts a Moby blues twist with the B.B.King cries of "Mother's Dead," then creates buckling Brazilian cacophony on the warped "Asa Nisi Masi." Like "Differently," the rockish "Drifting Off" sounds like a hit single, embellished with rupturing My Bloody Valentine guitars and the vocals of Lisa Shaw.

Like BT's Movement in Still Life, Invisible Airline attempts a pop crossover, but ultimately it arrives at a different, more elusive, and ultimately fulfilling destination. --Ken Micallef

Product Description
Invisible Airlines showcases a new direction for Q-Burns Abstract Message that will appeal to both electronic music buyers as well as to adult-pop leaning buyers. Invisible Airlines features vocals by Lisa Shaw (Naked Music). 12 tracks packaged in a Digipak. 2001 release.

Tracks:

Hey! Star City
Shame
Differently
Amusement Park Heart
Innocent
Asa Nisi Masi
Imprisoned Glitch
Drifting Off
You Are My Battlestar
This Time
Dreamland
Dreamland

Amazon.com

Florida DJ and producer Michael Donaldson, a.k.a. Q-Burns Abstract Message, is one American beats and electro artist who rates favorably with the U.K. kingpins of DJ swank. Though his jumble of ideas makes his muse rather indistinguishable, his undeniable melodies and clever production make for a smooth party CD you can program for repeat.

A house-centric record that sounds as if it was made entirely with the same bank of synths and presets, Invisible Airline sticks to the groove but explores crossover pop, blues shouts, bent guitars, and Brazilian bumps within its monotone mold. "Differently" recalls the dark doom of Massive Attack with coiling acoustic bass and ethereal female vocals. Q-Burns adopts a Moby blues twist with the B.B.King cries of "Mother's Dead," then creates buckling Brazilian cacophony on the warped "Asa Nisi Masi." Like "Differently," the rockish "Drifting Off" sounds like a hit single, embellished with rupturing My Bloody Valentine guitars and the vocals of Lisa Shaw.

Like BT's Movement in Still Life, Invisible Airline attempts a pop crossover, but ultimately it arrives at a different, more elusive, and ultimately fulfilling destination. --Ken Micallef

Album Description

Invisible Airlines showcases a new direction for Q-Burns Abstract Message that will appeal to both electronic music buyers as well as to adult-pop leaning buyers. Invisible Airlines features vocals by Lisa Shaw (Naked Music). 12 tracks packaged in a Digipak. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

spandex scissor kick fellatio.......2005-08-20

This album is tremendous, especially the vocalist whose transcendental voice blesses the other-worldly tracks "Differently" and "Innocent". But I found this album to be quite different stylistically from his previous ones. It's almost like it's not even Q burn. It's like his Doppelganger from Twin Earth. Most people hate that--when an artist changes his style quite a bit from previous releases--but I find it to be a pleasant surprise in this case because the album is excellent in every track. I listened to it daily on my scooter in Taiwan going to hell. It saved me.

smooth deep and so nice.......2002-06-25

I'm so happy with this disc. I tried to write a review but really just can't find words to do it justice. I think this recording will be part of my "don't leave home with out it" pack for a long time.

What an incredible album, totally caught me by surprise.......2001-08-18

I wasn't sure what to make of Q-Burns Abstract Message for awhile. I always assumed that his music was inaccessible and more experimental like drum & bass but when I heard "This Time" on this month's current CMJ compilation cd, I automatically knew I had to check out "Invisible Airline". I was mesmorized by Lisa Shaw's stunning vocals and the infectious, sugar-coated melodies of "This Time". Now that I have listened to "Invisible Airline" a couple of times I must say that I was absolutely wrong with my presumptions about Michael Donaldson's music. I would say that his music is a blend of house, hip hop and break beat. I love this cd, especially the songs that Lisa Shaw sings on like "Drifting Off", "This Time" and "Shame". I knew from the moment I heard "This Time" this album would be awesome. It is rare for me to know from one song if an album is going to be great or not and "Invisible Airline" is one of those rare albums with that one song that just suckered me into buying.

Didn't Wonder Woman have one of those invisible jets too?.......2001-08-01

The second studio album from Florida's Michael Donaldson finds his Q-Burns alias looking more like a band. The majority of these tracks feature Lisa Shaw doing a nice job on vocals, with other vocal appearances by Elmo Williams (doing the alt.blues thing on "Mother's Dead") and Swamburger kicking the rhymes on "Imprisoned Glitch". Stylistically this disc is all over the place, bouncing from house to pop to blues to rap to folk to tr*p-h*p. There are plenty of uptempo dance beats, but also plenty of guitars and front-and-center melodies.

A whole new Q-Burns.......2001-07-30

The second studio album from Florida's Michael Donaldson finds his Q-Burns alias looking more like a band.

The majority of these tracks feature Lisa Shaw doing a nice job on vocals, with other vocal appearances by Elmo Williams (doing the alt.blues thing on "Mother's Dead") and Swamburger kicking the rhymes on "Imprisoned Glitch".

Stylistically this disc is all over the place, bouncing from house to pop to blues to rap to folk to ...There are plenty of uptempo dance beats, but also plenty of guitars and front-and-center melodies.

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