Lost Cause (Part Two) is most definitely right up there with the Inkipak album as Mighty Force’s finest album to date. I’ve no doubt though, there’s more great things to come from the label.
Intelligent, dynamic and just a joy to listen to
Mighty Force Records are at it again with another brilliant release, this time from label newcomer, Paddy Thorne. Like many of the releases on Mighty Force, there’s a strong 90s vibe throughout, very reminiscent of Warp in parts and this should come as no surprise really to people that know the history of Mighty Force and the role they played in the birth of what later became known as IDM.
Thorne tells us in the promo material that he’s been working on this album since 1997 and while that might seem like a mighty long time to a lot of people, I find that sort of dedication fascinating and it’s quite apparent that Thorne has spent countless hours finely tuning this album until he was ready to release it. I admire that sort of artistry.
Some of the acid work is truly fantastic, intelligent, dynamic and just a joy to listen to, and this is a theme throughout the album; each track is an actual joy to listen to. There’s no noodling for the sake of it, it’s intelligent music you can dance to. No mean feat in my opinion, especially when you take into consideration the complexity of the programming.
Thorne shows his range in this album, also. I’ve already mentioned the brilliant acid work, but there’s also moments of moving ambience and in “Define Anointed,” there’s some classic house sounds. For an album in such a niche genre, I’m sure this will have fairly wide appeal as Thorne has admirably managed to straddle the experimental and commercial with great aplomb. It’s a wonderful album from start to finish.
Lost Cause (Part Two) is most definitely right up there with the Inkipak album as Mighty Force’s finest album to date. I’ve no doubt though, there’s more great things to come from the label.
Lost Cause (Part Two) is available on Mighty Force. [Bandcamp]
