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| | cylindrical habitat modules (usa) #chm 39th module lp
expansive (usa) #ee06 lppulse emitter “spiritual vistas” long playing record - tree lined asphalt
- moonlit valley
- high altitude golden sunset
- nebula
| february 2011 release ;... i’ll agree with the majority of julian’s admittedly over-the-top assertions (below) ... when this post-millennial fascination with 70’s / 80’s “patch-cord” electronic music & it’s subsequent immaculate birth from the ashes of the noise-scene gets pared down to a handful of progenitors, daryl groetsch will likely be one of them, as his steadfast explorations over the prior decade have yielded some of the genre’s finest moments ...
case-in-point being this impeccably-assembled set of four “song-length” pieces ; each doing a damn good job at avoiding the catch-all trappings that would link lesser productions inexorably with the past ... daryl’s is a music that both demonstrates an archivist’s knowledge of “classic-era” tropes while simultaneously acting as a calling card for the contemporary reality of module-based electronic systems ; and for that, he’s become one of the few artists that transcends both a love of gear and a love of music (seriously, a very small cross-section have managed this) ...
... that said, even the retro-luddite with appreciate the scalar / modal transgressions herein, always remaining light & airy without (con)descending into the whole dolphin / crystal thing that sours a less conceptually - strong affair ... along with last last year’s ultra eczema lp, i’m hearing this as his strongest effort yet ; of course this lp is highly recommended to anyone wanting to hear a great example of the state of things ca. 2011 ... |
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ee06 / thirty-ninth module: pulse emitter - spiritual vistas lp
incomparable new full-length from daryl groetsch's pulse emitter project, and hands down album of the year, already. i want to say this is the culmination and apogee of composed synthesizer music in the new millennium, but i guarantee daryl's got plenty more tricks up his sleeve.
the profound development of daryl's music is more and more apparent with each release, from the crackly, hollow modular nightmares of his early sides to the heartbreakingly beautiful tonal architecture of "spiritual vistas", each key and each turn of a knob is a giant stride for the genre as a whole.
bringing to mind some mid-period david borden at times, or vangelis' blade runner score, this is truly transcendental, emotive music. no joke, pulse emitter solidifies itself as the best of the best with this colossal album.
the result of almost a year's work, daryl reduces all of his one-take, live to a tape deck competitors (myself included) to almost nothing. four deeply contemplated, brilliantly composed analog symphonies that could literally be played for any music fan. it's almost impossible for me not to toss around bold proclamations when talking about this album, but really, this is pretty much as good as it gets.
split release between expansive & cylindrical habitat modules, edition of 500 on black vinyl. |
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