Exposure To Winds - 214 (2020 Vision)

 

Title: Exposure To Winds

Artist: 214

Label: 20/20 Vision

Cat Number: VIS322

Genre: Electro

 

 

1: Alpenglow

2: Exposure To Winds

3: Quick Start

4: The Night’s Shift

5: Valley Of The Ferns

6: Penny’s Crimped Funk

7: Tongue Twister

8: Ball Of Straw

9: Break Before Dawn

10: Certain Indications

11: Satellite Interference

 

Chris Roman, aka 214, makes timeless, expansive electro which is, no doubt, strongly influenced by his chosen location. Inhabiting the rural retreat of North Bend in Washington, USA has resulted in his brand of machine funk being imbued with an otherworldliness, (not entirely unique in the electro oeuvre), which, although indebted to the industrial revolution and everything that has trailed in its wake, still carries within its grooves an organic sensibility. The tracks on this album fluctuate and flat line as the moods takes them, with some, like ‘Valley of the Ferns’ , ‘Satellite Interference’ and ‘The Night’s Shift’ being all sharp edges and angular beats, whereas ‘Penny’s Crimped Funk’ ‘Alpenglow’ and ‘Exposure To Winds’ are examples of a more panoramic take. Ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is a proper electro album which carries more than one subliminal message. A classic piece of work which is more than the sum of its parts and a perfect idiom of the genre in question.