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    SØS Gunver Ryberg - SPINE

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    Really enjoying this one.  Skittery, dubbed out bass music. 

    From John Twells' Bandcamp writeup:

    If we want to look into the future, we have to start considering the implications more holistically. All too often, science fiction is a dystopian projection of the current era's grimmest realities spiked with pragmatic historical hindsight - but what if instead it was able to reflect our needs, hopes, and dreams?

    On "SPINE", award-winning Danish composer SØS Gunver Ryberg considers a sustainable alternative, buoyed by interconnectedness, empowerment, and understanding.

    Channeling her dextrous sound design into advanced, time-bending music that fluctuates through techno, experimental ambient, and soundsystem-vibrating bass music, she maps out an artistic landscape that's futuristic and complex, but never oppressive.

    "SPINE" is the inaugural release on Ryberg's own label Arterial, and stands as a thematically dense statement of intent. The label provides a platform to extend Ryberg's artistic goals and reflect not just her world but a world she wants to see develop in the future: somewhere connected and creative, where exploration and free expression is prioritized over genre division and petty compromise.

    This philosophy is central to the sounds on "SPINE", which have been carefully sculpted to accurately lay out Ryberg's worldview. Opening track 'Unfolding' presents a sonic ecosystem that flourishes as it spreads itself out, and quivering kick drums vibrate alongside unstable atmospherics. There's the faint fingerprint of Chain Reaction's notional dub techno in there somewhere, but Ryberg interrupts the thought before it can coagulate, assuring the listener that her vision isn't ponderous but playful and optimistic. This mood flickers into view again on the title track 'Spine', as fragmented breaks rumble beneath disorienting synths, faint images of a life we once knew refracted into cosmic beams of light. 'Mirrored Madness' meanwhile is warm, assertive, and optimistic, contrasting skittering cybernetic percussion with dense, enveloping harmonies.

    When she pushes rhythm into the background, like on the cinematic 'We tumble on the edges', Ryberg's compositional skill is placed under the microscope. We're presented with the opportunity to examine another dimension of her work, the mystery beneath the stone, hearing saturated, alluring pads infused with hidden harmonies. In these moments, Ryberg implores all of us to consider the environment, asking us to think about the earth's essential nutrients on the dreamy 'Phosphorus Cycle', and what we might do to save ourselves on the delirious 'Where do we go from here'. Ryberg's concern isn't chastising, it's laid out in a warm embrace. The future could still be bright - there's something beautiful in the complexity if you just take the time to look closely
    Written by John Twells (they/them)

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    While - 2001

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    Back in 2001, I was a huge While fanboy (still am).  The "Lock" cd was on constant rotation in my car - probably played about as often as some of the similar, more well known Autechre albums of the same era.  He showed back up a couple years ago with a Bandcamp page, and his "1998" archival album.   Just had my first listen to 2001 this morning...and what a great listen it was. 

    So many classic IDM sounds, but on a more ambient/cerebral tip. Recommended. 

     

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    James Holden - Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities

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    13 minutes ago, sidewinder said:

    Looking forward to this, new track sounds great. First thing I heard was The Inheritors, and then The Animal Spirits in 2017. How's that one not been mentioned yet? I checked out The Idiots Are Winning until a couple years later and it's good but for me, not on the same level as the later two.

     

    I need to give Animal Spirits another spin. Kind of glazed over it at the time.

    James Holden - Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities

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    2 hours ago, thumbass said:

    Man this track really is killer. Maybe I need to take a better dive into his discog. I've only listened to The Idiots Are Winning because it had a funny album title but it hasn't really stuck with me at all.

    While you are at it, check out the other early Border Community albums from Nathan Fake and Luke Abbott.  All hit that analogue melodic sweet spot. 

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