The mysterious LA Synthesis haven’t put out much work, but what they have produced makes you anxious for more. On their only album to date, 'Matrix Surfer', they artfully blend Detroitian techno with the sounds and melodies of early Black Dog era IDM. It’s deep and full of emotion, absolutely stunning. Though not as rhythmically complex as some of the Black Dog’s work, it’s melodically equal, avoiding predictable combinations and going, instead, for a rich texture. Take “Fromage Centralle,” for instance. The tracks swirls around a solid beat and continually morphs, creating new sounds for the ear to latch onto. “Frozen Tundra” takes its icy conceit into an aurora borealis of sound, while “Agraphobia” incorporates some industrial sounds into its rhythms to contrast the sounds flowing above it. “If” goes dark, while “Du Androids Dream” sounds like the lost theme to the movie Blade Runner. The final two tracks, “Frozen Tundra Dub” and “Zyllvakrynn” take the listener on an ambient journey. This album is more than worth the trouble it’ll take you to find it. [SOURCE: DISCOGS]
Label:
Shield Records – shld 101 cd, Play It Again Sam [PIAS] – shld 101 cd
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
France
Released:
May 1997
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Techno, Downtempo, Ambient
Tracklist:
1 Matrix Surfer 5:45
2 Positive Negative 5:43
3 Fromage Centralle 8:47
4 Wasteland 6:05
5 Frozen Tundra 6:52
6 Agraphobia 9:08
7 If 5:13
8 Du Androids Dream 6:33
9 Frozen Tundra Dub 9:55
10 Zyllvakrynn 7:38
Credits:
Artwork [F:cked By] – Tdr:uk
Artwork [Original Collage] – DG Wicks
Design – The Designers Republic:UK
Engineer – Jono Podmore
Executive Producer [C/o Plink Plonk] – Paul Rip
Producer – LA Synthesis
Written-By – Tony Gallagher, Carl Grant
Notes:
Recorded at The Watershed (London). Licensed from Plink Plonk Records (UK). Published by Copyright Control.
Other Versions:
'Matrix Surfer' (CD, Album, MP) Plink Plonk PLKCD005 UK 1996
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