Bomb The Bass - Back To Light

CD:

01. Boy Girl (featuring Paul Conboy)
02. X Rays Eyes (featuring Kelley Polar)
03. The Infinites (featuring Paul Conboy)
04. Price On Your Head (featuring Richard Davis)
05. Blindspot (featuring Paul Conboy)
06. Start (featuring Kelley Polar)
07. Burn Less Brighter (featuring Paul Conboy)
08. Happy To Be Cold (featuring Richard Davis)
09. Up the Mountain (featuring The Battle Of Land And Sea)
10. Milakia (featuring Martin Gore)

 

LP:

A1   Boy Girl (feat Paul Conboy)

A2   X Ray Eyes (feat Kelley Polar)

A3   The Infinites (feat Paul Conboy)

A4   Price On Your Head (feat Richard Davis)

A5   Up The Mountain (feat The Battle Of Land And Sea)

 

B1   Blindspot (feat Paul Conboy)

B2   Start (feat Kelley Polar)

B3   Burn Less Brighter (feat Paul Conboy)

B4   Happy To Be Cold (feat Richard Davis)

 

OVERVIEW:

When Bomb the Bass released Future Chaos in late 2008, it had been nearly a decade in the making. Now, barely a year later, Tim Simenon is back with a new album whose accomplished songwriting and sonic scope belie the spontaneity with which it came together. The title says it all: Back to Light.

 

The dusky atmosphere of Future Chaos has given way to a more radiant sound, buoyed by waves of synthesizers and propelled by clean-lined grooves. Raising the tempo, Simenon takes inspiration from classic techno, while vocal contributions from Richard Davis, Kelley Polar, The Battle of Land and Sea, and Paul Conboy bring Bomb the Bass into newfound melodic focus. It's a brighter, more immediate sound than before; warmer, too, with the singers' voices positively glowing inside intricately woven electronic nests. But there's no lack of nuance. Every track is a delicate balance of intimate delivery and cosmic sonics, underscored by a faint sense of melancholy.

 

Track 10 ‘Milakia’ was originally recorded back in 1999 with Martin Gore, post Depeche Mode's Ultra Sessions

 

Simenon worked on the album with a new collaborator: Gui Boratto, Brazil's master craftsman of deep, melodic techno, known for his records on Kompakt.

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