W - Luxus Varta (In Abstracto)

 

Title: W

Artist: Luxus Varta

Label: In Abstracto

Cat Number: IA02

Genre: Electro

1: Cloud Study

2: Elevation

3: Never Land

4: Cloud Study (SC-164 Remix)

If there was ever a time to make introspective electro then the past year was probably the best. The genre has always been deeper than often given credit for, and this release by the redoubtable Luxus Varta is definitely one that transports mentally every bit as physically. ‘Cloud Study’ evokes some of the carefree abstraction inherent in its eponymous activity, while ‘Elevation’ has a harder edge, but a similar dynamic. This is ramped up a little on ‘Never Land’ which crystallises the melancholia that runs through the release. SC-164 departs from the mainframe, scooping out the original’s vital organs, in order to leave a skeletal interpretation of whirring percussion and vital signs.