Kryptic Minds - Can’t Sleep

* In less than 3 years, Kryptic Minds have carved a deep channel into the dubstep scene, mining its traditions of spatial
minimalism, edgy atmospheres and sub-bass intensity to deadly effect.
The culmination of this work is their new longplayer, ‘Can’t Sleep’. Bleak yet uplifting, it is the soundtrack to visions of a
sterile land, devoid of people – only ghosts remain to recount the histories of their passing.

The passive, prolonged tension implied by the title permeates the entire album; with taut beats and edgy synths the sonic
equivalents of clenched jaws and coiled springs. Further, the solitude of insomnia is encapsulated in the long reverbs and
epic soundstages that Kryptic Minds have painstakingly created, evoking dark, empty spaces and absolute solitude, yet
there are moments of release to be found. Fearsome dancefloor weapon ‘The Fifth’ unleashes a wild technoid bassline,
barely restrained by powerful drums. Guest vocalist Alys Blaze soars over the urgent backing of title track ‘Can’t Sleep’,
and the bittersweet coda of ‘Fade To Nothing’ warms like winter sunshine.

Other tracks point to a future beyond dubstep – hints of Portishead’s melancholy can be found on ‘Alone’, traces of
Detroit machine-funk run through opener ‘Brief Passing’, and shreds of 90s junglism litter ‘A Glimpse Of Hope’ – as an
album, ‘Can’t Sleep’ succeeds simply not as a classic of the genre, but as a future electronic classic in its own right.

CD TRACKLIST:

01 Brief Passing / 02. The Things They Left Behind / 03. Just After Sunset / 04. Fade To Nothing / 05.
No More No Less / 06. Can`t Sleep Ft Alys Be / 07. Alone / 08. Myth / 09. The Fifth / 10. Depth Of Field / 11. Arcane Ft
Youngsta / 12. A Glimpse Of Hope / 13. 1000 Lost Cities

VINYL TRACKLIST:

A) Things They Left Behind, B) Just After Sunset, C) Fade To Nothing, D) No More No Less,
E) Alone, F) The Fifth

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