Industrial and synthetic terrain nevertheless harbors a wide variety of severely saturated beats, noise, and bizarre soundscapes.
Sandblasted mayhem rolled up in one succinct release
For 40 years, Cathode Ray Tube has been creating captivating experiments in electronic music, and Parity Town is his first release of 2024. Industrial and synthetic terrain nevertheless harbors a wide variety of severely saturated beats, noise, and bizarre soundscapes—picking up the pace with four tracks and thirty-four minutes.
The Portland, Maine native navigates deep soundtrack explorations and crunched industrial clip hop elements on the opening track, “Even Unto Death,” while “Leviathan” seems to extend its synth journey with Lusine-styled groove and downtempo rhythms before revealing an emotional melodic treasure trove during its closing minutes. “All Too Human” reveals a captivating glitch and gravity realm where strange noises and drifts find comfort in fractured rhythm patterns and patches.
Ending with subliminal streams of sound, “Zentermium” is a perplexing blend of tangled synth and modular washes; casting shadows over dystopian crevasses where the tiniest of creatures find comfort. A powerful ventricle of electronic activity and sandblasted mayhem rolled up in one succinct release.
Parity Town is available on Condition Human. [Bandcamp]
