Morpheus Music
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Posted : May 16, 2009 09:58:51
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STYLE
Downtempo glitch-hop instrumentals. This is firstly an album of impressive, powerful rhythmic structure - the confident breaks and hiphop beats here are inventively developed by some very dynamic complementary musical effects - a dazzling array of crisp synthetic phrases, zappy effects, bass throbs and acidic squirts of tone. Melody is very much secondary, often terse, muted or carried by buzzing or sharp tones, and frequently placed deep within the mix. Yet the pithy phrases and melodic forms that for the most part dance unobtrusively among the grooves at times gather into stirring beauty as on the orientally flavoured Forever You Forever Me or the somewhat wistful Serpiente Cosmica. Vocal elements are employed frequently almost as instrumental touches; snatches of speech, repeated transmissions, beatbox percussives, murmurings, philosophical musings and even one complete song courtesy of Souleye. Ethnic hints arise in places, guitar lines, global beats, sampled wavs - all chopped, distorted or digitally enhanced to jerk into place.
MOOD
Here For Now maintains a rhythmic high throughout; a tribal intensity with technological ingenuity and calculated complexity. The music, although downtempo, is full of energy and frenetic detail - a well-executed, busy audio collage. The emphasis on sharp jets of sound, waspish synthetics, glitch phrasing, and sonic mangling creates a brittle soundscape; a light, bright flickering energy. The comparatively gentle tuneful strokes that lurk among the percussives and corrosive noise seem all the more delicate by juxtaposition.
ARTWORK
A clever piece of graphic imagery fronts this jewelcase package - massing butterflies for just a moment gather into human form - as if caught at the point of dissipating, their silhouetted shapes dark against an off-white ground. Hazy hints of these same winged shadows recur throughout the artwork as ghostly smudges or soft-focus swarms. The rear cover presents the tracklist along with some brief credits. Inside most of the space is given over to suggestions of butterfly shadows on the same pale background; website details are provided here as well as a footing of 'special thanks'.
OVERALL
Here For Now is the debut album from West Coast DJ, Producer, Graphic Designer and “Missionary of Music”, SeventhSwami. Joining the swelling ranks of genre breaking chill artists at Mutimusic, Seventhswami look set to make quite an impact with this strong release of consistently inventive tracks. The label use terms like wonky, dubstep, glitch-hop and leftfield to place the album appropriately in the sonic universe - what this means is that Seventhswami tap into an unbiased variety of styles in producing this surprisingly tight
WHO WILL LIKE THIS ALBUM
If you are looking for something chilled yet bursting with dynamism, something to dance to yet great for headphones too - you should give this album a listen. Comparisons have been made with Tipper and edIT and Seventhswami are certainly well placed at Muti, fitting well with previous output from the label. Best you have a listen to the samples - http://www.seventhswami.com/herefornow/
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www.morpheusmusic.co.uk
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