Title: Subversive Territory
Artist: Umwelt
Label: New Flesh
Cat Number: NFLP01
Genre: Dystopian Ambient Soundtrack
1: Dysfonctional Existence
2: Curse Of Dimensionality
3: Lost Transmission
4: Subversive Territory
5: Approaching The Gate
6: Rising Entity
7: Machine Learning
8: Abandoned
9: Disobedient Planet
10: The Sound Of Dying Star
11: Sub Terra
12: Welcome To Ellittreb
From the bande dessinée inspired artwork by Yann Legendre, through to the theoretic imaginings, Umwelt has crafted a collection which, if it wasn’t recorded at Futuroscope, it should have been for maximum dystopian ramifications. And there’s a lot of it about right now, with current conditions providing the perfect foundation for the creation of such a parallel world. Suffice to say we’re dipping into the darkness here, with a variable frequency throbbing sub- bass and high end Captain Nemo organ excursions sandwiching a sonic interpretation of the 4th law of thermodynamics. It also goes back to the future, with a pervasive retro feel, some of which recalls Jean Michel Jarre and italo disco’s most memorable flourishes. Having said that, this collection doesn’t do anything but stay rooted in the darkest recesses of the retro future imagination without a fist pumper within earshot. And were it to be a continuous sound wave, it would be composed of minimal fluctuations on a foundation of science fiction misery. Which is nice.
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