air near silence Brussels Air Near Silence (A.N.S.) is the solo project of Mich Leemans, also member of the band Paper Hats. A.N.S. creates music with a strong meditative character that requires to listen carefully and to accept a certain degree of uncertainty. The compositions are created with (analogue) oscillators, filters, a 4-track tape machine, some effects pedals, processed drone instruments and field recordings.