Martin Gretschmann can be called - in best sense - a creative factotum: The Notwist’s electronic wizard since 1997, as well as member of the all-star combo 13&God (a collaboration of The Notwist and the Anticon hip hoppers of Themselves). Under his alter ego Acid Pauli he does not only perform extraordinary club sets but he has also brought some humour onto the minimal dancefloor. Over the years Console - in cooperation with Andreas Ammer - have also discovered another interesting playground: the radio play. "Herself“ is not a born-and-bred ambient album, but bristles with bright pop appeal. Gretschmann, the alchemist, synthesizes beats, sounds and samples creating melodies and atmospheres which take unpretentiously possession. Miriam Osterrieders’ voice is much more present and smelts the sentiment between pop and ambient into just wonderful songs.