Experimental Electronic Music
Arguably, electro has garnered a greater audience in the past decade. What is undeniable is the quality on show on these four remixes. The originals have been given a contemporary chill, an industrial and inhuman touch that reflects the divisive times we find ourselves now living in.
An album that abandons any musical and communicative dogma to rediscover a direct link between rhythm and soul.
With a brief look at some notables along the road, Chang Terhune’s Music Mondays aims to shed light on both new and old(er) music over a wide spectrum of sound (and vision). This week, David Sylvian.
It’s almost as if these soundscapes are about to collapse; microscopic rhythms vanish and a skeletal outline is all that remains in its final minutes.
Dark electrical passageways never overstay their welcome, guiding us through deserted corridors that beg you to investigate further.
The ten featured tracks contain such a potent barrage of gritty electrical manifests that it’s hard to focus on any one tune without also associating with its neighboring siblings.
Cecchitelli’s style reminds me a bit of Angelo Badalamenti, a chosen soundtrack composer for David Lynch, among others. It is much like his, but with some Leo Kottke added, with a similar style of guitar melodies.
Combining a variety of complex rhythmic structures, experimental sounds, intricate melodies, and tracks with subdued musical treats, the collaboration between these two talented musicians speaks volumes.
