this has been one of my favorite albums for a while, i should have posted it sooner :S
lush atmospheric soundscapes and amazing beats... it reminds me of an instrumental clark mixed with ambient brian eno. quite alien, but so comforting that you can't help being relaxed by it.
man, it's a bit more than half a month since i last updated! i realize that i am pretty freaking awful at this "daily" thing, hehe. maybe i should rename it noise weekly? idunno, it's becoming harder and harder to find albums that i haven't already posted :s
hopefully you enjoy this one, its glitchy idm with some ambient/acoustic/house elements... i guess you could call it downtempo? who knows, but it's nice, hehe
if you loved the previous album, you will most likely love this one as well :D
its made up of three dreamy, hawaiian stylized, slightly noisy soundscapes with pretty drones and atmospheres, very peaceful, a bit less alien sounding than the previous album.
benn jordan, otherwise known as "the flashbulb", is a great electronic musician, known for his insane programmed beats that don't (usually) utilize any drum loops at all. However, while he is usually categorized under the genre of "drill n' bass", he released this album not too long ago in honor of brilliant astronomer Carl Sagan, and, in this album, in which he chooses not to use his well known pseudonym, he also chooses to step away from his frantic style of music for which he is generally known. in this album, beautiful ambient soundscapes, appropriately space-y leads, and minimal drum patterns create a majority of the great atmosphere throughout this album (with several major exceptions in style and instrumentation, but you will have to listen to understand completely).
though this is definitely not the general style the flashbulb is known for (though, neither was his latest album, "Love as a Dark Hallway", which can be categorized as jazz, more than electronic music), it is very nice to hear jordan experimenting with other styles and genres, and his professional and complex sound remains consistent throughout these experiments.
eno has been posted here once before, but that was when he was still doing glam rock and such... this is one of the most classic ambient albums ever made, and it is pretty much impossible not to relax to it :p
it was created to be played in airports, where eno described the atmosphere as "tense and non-inspiring", so it is supposed to be calming and unobtrusive, which i think he certainly accomplished!
huge overuse of compressors with high release and sidechaining leads to some of the heaviest beats ever created by human kind. though, somehow, through the madness, these beats are quite entrancing, and calming, and the melody somehow manages to blend through the heavy bass as well. its danceable, but you'll be too relaxed to get off your seat!
