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Krystian Shek’s work is nothing if not eclectic. He’s worked out his own mode of Namlookian ‘environmental music’ across previous Carpe Sonum discs (and, prior to that, over numerous FAX editions), whether building towering edifices of stratospheric ambient or subtly shaking the foundations through an array of well-coifed beatstuffs. Navigating its way through a sensuous variety of moods, his new one prides itself on establishing a beachhead of shimmering synthetic calm amidst a clutch of frothy, downtempo sequences. Shek’s modus operandi here is restrained, tentative, almost dub-like, most pronounced in the delay-shimmer of the near four-minute “Thumbnails”, which, truth be told, could go on for another fourteen and never lose its poised, artfully crafted power. Later on, the delightful, sweet bromides laced within “Cinnamon Rolls” does much of the same thing, walking a gauzy, late-winter reverb-sheen with all the elegance Mssrs. Yayga, Grad_U, and others of similar persuasion execute. In other words, another marvelously wrought Shek-attack of pearlescent electronica, buffed with a fine shammy and shining on like crazy diamonds.
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released March 27, 2019
Tracks 1-8 written and produced by Krystian Shek.
Track 9 remixed by Gabriel Le Mar.
Track 10 remixed by Sven Kössler and Si Matthews.
Track 11 remixed by Faex Optim.
Cat voice on Track 1 by Naomi.
Trumpet on Track 2 written and performed by Peter "PC" Coy.
Vocals on Track 3 written and performed by Milly James.
supported by 29 fans who also own “What Was Before?”
No-nonsense selection of quality ambient/drone tracks, each crafted using unique recipe. Some are pastoral, some are more spacey, plenty of them utilize damaged field recs and warm, organic textures. This field is pretty crowded, but this release stands out for sure. Good for a night listen. Kamil Pastuszek
German dub techno producers Kadent and Schönfeld lead an upbeat romp through castles, oceans, jungles, and by LP's end, the distant future. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 5, 2022
supported by 28 fans who also own “What Was Before?”
It has a musical quality which is not so common in this style. There are interesting harmonic and melodic twists and turns and it uses ancient drum machine sounds. How could I could resist? dbssll