Shackleton & Wacław Zimpel – Primal Forms (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 43:17 minutes | 497 MB | Genre: Electronic
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Written and produced by Sam Shackleton and Waclaw Zimpel. Electronics, sequencing, and programming by Sam Shackleton. Alto clarinet, violin, harmonium, e-piano, organ, frame drum, percussions, lira, and monochord by Waclaw Zimpel, If Shackleton made Klezmer…
Watching Shackleton’s music morph from dislocated bass experimentation into psychedelic electro-jazz fusion has been a joy. This latest is his most cosmic set to date, following last year’s heady Tunes Of Negation LP “Reach The Endless Sea” with an undulating trio of organic/electronic collaborations with Polish clarinet virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist Wacław Zimpel. “Primal Forms” follows its own beat, with two artists reacting to each others instincts and areas of expertise, following ideas to their mindbending conclusion in a haze of repetition, rhythm and synapse-popping fizzy ASMR lushness.
At this stage, the skeleton of dubstep has been almost completely burned away, but Shackleton’s well-honed engineering expertise still plays a part. Subs rattle expertly beneath Zimpel’s flurrying notes and Shackleton’s pineal-tickling drum circles. It’s almost ritualistic at times, sounding like an ancient incantation rebuilt by AI-assisted cyber beings on a distant planet. Ingest whichever mind-splitting substance is most preferred, dive in and watch the colors.
Tracklist:
1. Primal Forms (17:27)
2. Primal Drones (10:34)
3. Ruined Future (15:17)
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