He obtains trills, decays, and tonal variations on the opening track “Portable amplifier” that one might expect from a wind instrument blown by a master. (...) Plenty of people say that they make creative music — Rafael Toral delivers it.

Machine music of the first order, Space Solo 1 is the pure work of a pure agonist. In terms of uncovering new methods of origination and the accompanying demands of continuing to up the ante among listeners, Toral has departed the safety of the pale and begun demarcation of his very own protectorate.

he leaves room for open air white noise that's pretty hush. But not too much, as there's a sense of antsy, frictitious disorder at play. Echo Feed plays into the whole notion that life may exist outside our perception with its nod to 50's b-movie elongated bleeps and warm vortex exterior, built for two.

Op zijn nieuwste werk Space Solo 1 gaat hij daar gewoon mee verder. In de eerste compositie “Portable Amplifier” maakt hij gebruik van de feedback van een versterker die hij volgens een ingewikkeld procédé filtert.

Space Solo 1, que retoma alguns dos aspectos enunciados em Space, enquanto quadro de referência, ponto de partida e de chegada, apresenta-se simultaneamente como desenvolvimento e condensação do trabalho anterior, no modo como exprime uma relação íntima e intrínseca com a acção corporal.