Experimental Electronic Music
Reference to Difference was made when Ken Ishii’s musical ability was beginning to take root and bloom, a time when music was shifting into something new and unheard. A release of the annals of electronic music history, lovingly, and thankfully, revived.
The ten tracks on offer have been meticulously remastered, breathing new life into the rich range of elements Paap originally employed. This dusting down accentuates the influence of Detroit on the record.
Thus we navigate through deep then sidereal synth-scaping sound waves sustained by micro beat-laden pulses and various textured manipulations to provide a sense of sonic engulfment.
Seven years after its initial release, and the skilled sound sculptor returns with a revived and impacting EP.
Warmly recommended for lovers of lysergic icy ambient beauty with a deep pulsating edge and a terrifying, disorientating cosmic/dystopian sensibility, to be placed next to releases by Vladislav Delay, Monolake, The Orb, and Kangding Ray.
Since his first releases in the late 1990s, he’s always made music that bears a resemblance to his peers while being wholly unique.
Tides tells a story, has a vision, and is not just a collection of works as so many albums fell foul of.
