Dark and rhythmic, this latest effort from the Scandinavian duo (moonlighting from their dayjobs as members of the Danish band When Saints Go Machine) eases in with a gradually layered chorus of manipulated vocal samples, before settling into a glossy and intoxicating beat.
Only the Scandinavians, it seems, have the ability to make music so simultaneously positive and morose, up beat and down tempo. I guess it's a trick you learn when faced with an eerie twilight during the summer months and a pitch black winter. It's influence is well represented by the ponderous bass in this track, looming over the rest of the track, threatening to envelop all that is there, whilst simultaneously providing the heartbeat that keeps the song moving.
The whirl of contradictions this song brings up as it rushes past my ears are almost beyond my powers of articulation, and with the disembodied vocal line whispering about 'interstellar frequencies' and 'falling stars', the intoxicating power of the song becomes clearer with every listen. It's ethereal, otherworldly and, unlike most electronic music, emotive. Fans of Gold Panda, The Field and Tensnake should certainly apply within.
Enjoy.
Released: 18th October 2010
Label: Tartelet Records
Words: Darcy Mitchell
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