Third Album Markus Floats

"Meticulously composed and utterly absorbing... At the beginning of “Forward Again,” which opens with a chiming, charming synth arpeggio, I unexpectedly started crying. Such is the power of this patient, abstract record. The textures Floats explores might feel jarring or unsettling at first, but as different elements and layers commingle carefully, they transform into some sort of transcendent, almost spiritual sound-world. Take a moment away from the digital information firehose and listen; it might crack open something necessary in you too." – Bandcamp

"With his lively blips and pleasing, resolute drones, Third Album conveys a sense of determination and urgency while maintaining a meditative quality. The compositions decidedly hold one's gaze with their densely layered, well-produced drones, organic samples and clean electronic arpeggios. The message is simple — "Forward Always," but pay close attention to the ever-changing moment." – Exclaim!

"There are incredibly crafted melodies throughout... Instead of claustrophobic soundscapes, Lake has built elegant drones around pockets of space that allow the songs, and listener, to breathe. " – Clash

"Lake assembles different layers of sound, their juxtaposition creating harmonious combinations or surprising contrasts... Lake’s ambient is often drone-like, but its horizontality is sometimes broken by the roar of celestial organs, robotic clatter, stridulations emitted by metallic cicadas, or spiralling arpeggios rising to the surface like clusters of bursting golden bubbles. Other artists come to mind, such as Kraftwerk or Christian Fennesz, but Markus Floats already has a fascinating world of his own. " – PAN M 360

"Lake has cogently utilized euphoric & exultant organ chords alongside very complimentary strings for his third album. Chirpy, padding tones bristle with an infectious joy. Digital sparks & fizzes tumble and spread like time-lapsed footage of the undergrowth burgeoning with life... This is an album that focuses the mind, cleanses thoughts and provides space for something greater, something higher to step in." – Echoes and Dust

"The contemplative, often introspective moods on Third Album afford an opportunity to breathe... It’s an album of tough love, of beauty in the obvious transience of things." – Beats Per Minute

"Third Album is an assured bulletin from a musician with a clear aesthetic and a knowledge that the point of any work is to make the statement, enjoy it, then declare, "what's next?" That kind of rapacious and roving appetite for creation makes Lake a man to watch." – PopMatters

"A beautiful work of expressionism, juxtaposing dissonant drones and bright arpeggiated synths to create intricate soundscapes that demand careful listening… Lake’s punk and post-punk background shows through in his use of tension – his compositions, even in their quieter moments, never lose their momentum." – Maisonneuve

"The idea of soulfulness is always going to be subjective, but there’s something classically heartwarming to his chord progressions and his rhythmic sensibilities when they come into play. The opener "Forward" is a strong indicator of what to expect, with micro finger-click punctuating his viscous, stacked chords, before it all keens into something like Robert Aki Aubrey Lowe doing footwork by the track’s end. "And" follows to characterize the other side of his sound, with long woozy notes extruded in mid-air, and "Forward Again" sounds like he’s taking Theo Burt’s TAG to church, where he shows off the ecclesiastic kosmiche of "Moving", and then ties it all together in the bubbling cosmic soul vectors of "Forward Always" with that burning, deeply charming and fresh sense of soul that really sets this album in its own lane. More, please. This is fucking ace." – Boomkat