Q-Nurns Abstract Message......I like this guys name.Anyway I guess I think the album could have used a little more variety.While there is few different genres represented here,quite a few of the songs sound too similar to me.That said this is still a solid effort,thanks in no small part to Lisa Shaw's vocal talent.The trouble is that she carries the album too much.While songs like "mother's dead" and "imprisoned glitch" stand out from the rest of tracks,I think that without Lisa Shaw there wouldn't be too much to rave about here.Anyway,like I said it is still a solid effort and worth owning I think....3 1/2 stars.

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.

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.

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.