Monsoon - Artefakt (Semantica)

Title: Monsoon

Artist: Artefakt

Label: Semantica

Cat Number: SEMANTICA107

Genre: Techno

1: The Lost Centre

2: Monsoon

3: Undulations

4: Vertigo

5: Ossature

6: Inverted Forest

7: Celluloid Dreams

8: Nimbus

This is Artefakt’s second long player, (who said “sophomore”?), their first being ‘Kinship’, reviewed on these pages eighteen months or so ago. Now, as then, I love this stuff; something they do resonates with me on an ulterior level and, I’m tempted to say, a strangely sexual one as well. However, love this as I do it brings nothing new to the table. I daresay it’s the job of the consumer to decide whether that’s relevant or not, as few amongst us fuse the sounds of dubbed out minimalist trance and moody ambience as proficiently as this duo does, and this is important, because many have tried, but few have arrived. So, with that in mind let’s hope they keep on doing what comes naturally, because this collection works on many levels and is a pleasure to absorb.