These are sounds of silence—signs and signals scattered on desolate landscapes, unusually lifelike with organic substructures made audible to the human ear.
These are sounds of silence—signs and signals scattered on desolate landscapes
Ambient dub particles drift within wide-open spaces as desolate echoes bounce in different directions on Kanz’s excellent Remind Me Tomorrow with Mahorka. I let this album sink in a little bit further (it was released at the end of May 2021), never quite sure how to place, pin, or describe it—I’m not even sure this review will give it justice. Continuing to unravel and expose its inner workings, hypnotic loops and scattered blips flutter around aquatic layers drenched in wavy reverb. There’s simply too much to consume, and several listens continue to reveal additional layers not heard previously.
These are sounds of silence—signs and signals scattered on desolate landscapes, unusually lifelike with organic substructures made audible to the human ear. A mirage of static pulses, tones, and drones flicker with a sense of nostalgic wonder. The overflow of submerged soundscapes are reminiscent of The Future Sound of London’s earlier works (ref. 1994’s seminal Lifeforms album). Kanz’s musical shapes don’t sit still for long as technoid structures also emit like nostalgic Monolake extracts from a lost album. And yet Kanz deepens his own signature, a sonic luster that can’t quite be described. Lifelike indeed—Remind Me Tomorrow is a fascinating release as its deep roots shed light on mysterious passageways we’ve not explored before.
Lightly tuned pitter-patter beats and low-flying basslines seem to meld together, the cascading twitches ebb and flow as elements of Selected Ambient Works (Aphex Twin’s calmer days) come to fruition only to fade away in the distance. These encapsulated semi-hallucinogenic audio passages are an absolute highlight of 2021—an album we will have on repeat in the months, if not years, ahead.
Remind Me Tomorrow is available on Mahorka. [Bandcamp]
