The Eternal Now is imbued with an overarching industrial feel—images of clunking robotic machinery and hissing pistons accompany nebulous synth pads and plenty of unexpected melodic twists.
Bradford based producers Martin Cartledge and Alexander Church have been steadily building a solid following around their deep, industrial yet melodic and warm techno productions. Dettmann, Surgeon, Lucy, Adam Beyer and the London based Plex crew have all supported previous releases so your ears should know what they’re in for—well crafted and technically precise productions with an experimental edge.
Borne as a collaboration in itself, Dronelock are equally as successful when they collaborate again, delivering some excellent work in cahoots with Serbian producer Ontal, and this release with Armenian duo T_st.
Despite eight hands having input on production, The Eternal Now is remarkably single minded in forging thunderous take no prisoners techno with heart aching melancholic motifs. There’s some great abstract thumpers here—from the titular track in the early parts of the album to the dystopian Millsian space of “Navzike.” “Virtues of Venom” stands out by pitching an infectious sub riff against clattering percussion and spritely melodics. “Montibus” takes further spacey techno routes combining choir imbued pads with a muscular kick and all sorts of audio manipulation trickery.
The Eternal Now is imbued with an overarching industrial feel—images of clunking robotic machinery and hissing pistons accompany nebulous synth pads and plenty of unexpected melodic twists. All round premium heavy duty late night gear and a thorough recommendation.
The Eternal Now is available on Sphere Gear / Shadow Story.
