PERTURBATOR I Am The Night 2xLP kazinsky dark heavy 80s synthwave lazerhawk gost

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PERTURBATOR I Am The Night 2 x LP

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(Blood Music)
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    Now have the new vinyl editions of the three Perturbator albums on Blood Music, on black 180 gram vinyl in heavyweight gatefold jackets.
     An overdose of dark synthwave bliss. I've gotten completely hooked on the synthwave sound that's been growing over the past few years, but Perturbator is without a doubt my favorite. Makes sense that these reissues came out from Finnish label Blood Music, a label better known for releasing progressive and avant-garde metal works from the likes of Ihsahn, Sigh, Kauan and Whourkr; while this project is entirely electronic, its also some of the darkest synthwave out there, and has found mucho favor with the metal and dark industrial crowd. Like all synthwave, Perturbator (aka James Kent, son of the well-known British rock critic Nick Kent) heavily mines the world of classic 1980's-era electronic soundtracks and synthesizer music, drawing from the malevolent throb of classic Carpenter scores, the epic electronic orchestrations of Tangerine Dream, New Order's brooding synthpop, and the rich, glimmering ambience of Blade Runner-era Vangelis. But Kent synthesizes these influences better than just about anyone else I've been listening to, delivering these ominous, pulsating tracks with a heightened sense of dread and a more aggressive energy than most of his peers. Almost entirely instrumental, Perturbator albums will sometimes include a track or two of moody synthpop with guest vocals, but for the most part they play out like some amazing lost score to an obscure unearthed dystopian thriller from the mid-1980s, utterly captivating and an instant time-warp to the rain-drenched, neon-lit streets of my dreams.
     Perturbator's second album naturally saw the Parisian synthwave artist further focusing and tightening up his sound, while remaining firmly rooted in that vintage 80s synth-soundtrack aesthetic. And it's one of the best dark synthwave albums that's come out since this style of electronic retro-futurism became a "thing", certainly a high point in his already impressive and growing catalog of releases. I Am The Night continues to combine ominous Carpenter/Tangerine Dream-esque synths and sinister sweeping melodies with a relentless four-on-the-floor beat and the occasional film sample used to dramatic effect. Tracks like "Retrogenesis" and the utterly punishing "I Am The Night" are furious dance floor annihilators, delivering a darker and more malevolent vibe, with massive electro hooks and synths so distorted that they rattle your goddamn bass bins; there are moments on Night like the Noir Deco collaboration "Technoir" where the synths are so heavy that it almost feels like a heavy metal riff. Other tracks like "Eclipse" evoke the pulsating dread of Carpenter's score for The Thing, or slip into gleaming, almost jazzy ambience a la Vangelis on "Nexus Six / Interlude". And while most of the material is purely instrumental, there's always at least one track where guest vocalists are used, and here we get two of 'em; featuring the soulful, breathy singing of Memory Ghost's Isabella Goloversic, "Naked Tongues" is a stunning piece of moody synthpop, and later Greta Link provides the vocals for the equally great "Desire", and both make you wish we could get an entire of Perturbator music in this vein. Other tracks draw elements from chiptune music and hammering technoid throb, or drift thorough solemn, introspective synthscapes, but mostly this is pure, driving, black-clad synthwave, a perfect soundtrack to committing night crimes and dangerous heists, pursuing androids or engaging in open warfare with savage neon-painted street mutants. Once again, Kent's pounding, nocturnal electro creates a dramatic, dangerous atmosphere that's leagues beyond most of the stuff coming out from the current synthwave scene. Highly recommended if you're a fan of this sort of sinister retro-synthesizer stuff.   © CRUCIAL BLAST
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