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Ian McDonnell is an Irish producer living in Wicklow near Dublin. Alongside his solo releases as Eomac he's also one half of the duos Lakker, noeverything and Lena Andersson.

'Cracks' represents a change of scenery and a change of practice from his previous two albums which were both conceptualised from the outset and recorded while living in Berlin. In contrast 'Cracks' was made in a beautiful rural part of Ireland without any outside pressure. These circumstances allowed Ian to wipe the slate clean and make an album guided by his mood on any particular day, connecting into the subtle power of his new environment and reflecting it, rather than working to please the suffocating demands of clublife. The title 'Cracks' comes from the idea that, to quote Leonard Cohen, a crack is "how the light gets in", but also of course it's a title that bears witness to the cracks fomenting in the world right now.

The music comes across with depth and passion, sounding deep and mossy with Eomac's penchant for punchy, shuffling drums underpinning the emotive tracks. From the off, the furious 'Mandate For Murder' flips and repeats Akala's protest about systemic racism, rushing deep into the panicked sirens of 'Portuguese Man O' War'. The album settles into a sense of mystery, wildness and dark otherworldliness with the foggy drone and timber kick of 'Ancient Self' reflecting the awe and spiritual connections to his new environment, much like the gorgeous strings and aqueous bleeps of 'Seashells' or the pitch-shifted shoegaze of 'Prophetess'. At other points it responds to the human condition, for instance the cathartic 'Falling Through the Cracks' where a broken scream is pitted against clattering drums. At other moments it simply reaches out; 'Reasons to Live's' whispered mantra of "I know you are loved by somebody" is gently insistent.

It ends with a reference to a place he's left behind, seen through the lens of nature. 'All the Rabbits in the Tiergarten' could be a missing track from Aphex's Ambient Works, albeit with cut-up scissoring drums. The album is a fruitful move, inwards and forwards.

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https://planet.mu/releases/cracks/

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1 hour ago, Extralife said:

Love that cover.

agreed, done by Konx-om-Pax and someone else. animated version there as well 

tunes sound interesting enough so far, but gonna have to give them a listen with the whole of the album ofc

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OK, I officially love What Does Your Heart Tell You? Hopefully the rest of the album lives up to this high bar, but I may have to pre-order just so I can put this gem into some mixes.
I preordered the vinyl from the planet mu bleepstore but no download? Not sure what that's about. Maybe buy from bleep directly.
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This is great, I consider myself pretty well versed in this scene but this artist is brand new to me.

Really strong first impression, the best new album I've heard on Mu in a while. Anything else I should check out?

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50 minutes ago, six said:

This is great, I consider myself pretty well versed in this scene but this artist is brand new to me.

Really strong first impression, the best new album I've heard on Mu in a while. Anything else I should check out?

Yes! The Spectre album is also excellent, as is most of the early Lakker eps and the Tundra album.  

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16 hours ago, Extralife said:

Yes! The Spectre album is also excellent, as is most of the early Lakker eps and the Tundra album.  

Awesome, thank you, will check those out!

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