Title: Sins Of Synthesis
Artist: Conforce
Label: Delsin
Cat Number: 156dsr
Genre: Electro/Breaks
A1: Charlatan
A2: Parallax
B1: Sector
B2: Fragile
Boris Bunnik, aka Conforce, has been releasing on Delsin since 2010. This release however, is his first on the label since 2019 , and his first on any this year (excusing Versalife). The four tracks herein each remain true to the general sound design he has constructed under the Conforce moniker, somber and bittersweet, but there is something to be said that maybe this release is a little gloomier than normal. The devil’s in the detail, and the ambience of some tracks can hinge on the slightest sonic tic. Overall, listening to these four compositions puts me in a similar place to that conveyed by Sound Synthesis’ last album, which cross-pollinates electro with what I believe is called “braindance” whether it’s aware if it or not. This is particularly evident in ‘Parallax’ whose volume and emotional content is kept in check by the room in which it manoeuvres. ‘Sector’ steps outside boundaries to become a fully-fledged dark rave monster. It’s Mordor calling. ‘Charlatan’ is sci – fi symphonic electro as imagined by Captain Nemo sailing the Nautilus through a parallel ocean, while ‘Fragile’ uses break beats to navigate its journey through the primal sludge. Difficult to summarise in a few words so I won’t even try. What I can say though, is that this particular interpretation of idm is becoming more commonplace, either as represented here, uptempo and dynamic, or often as more whimsical and abstract. I’m here for the beats myself, and this release does them marvellously well.
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