Conforce - Escapism

Dutch electronic specialist Conforce has crafted another album of deep digital and authentic analogue bliss, combining elements of futurism with real hardware and decent software on landscapes doused in dub, formed from a firmer techno template, or built on a house groove. This aptly-titled album is a wholly immersive listen from start to finish. Operating in its own deep and subliminal world of rhythm, it goes from lateral and dubby to more upright and kicking, touching on ambient moments and the odd classical moment along the way. Rather than ten shades of the same colour, ‘Escapism’ investigates a number of different moods and tempos. Opener 'Revolt DX' for example suggests a lively pace despite being drenched in echo and reverb. 'Elude' meanwhile is a more roughshod roller torn apart by blistering synths, crisp percussion and prying claps. 'Shadows Of The Invisible' is a mysterious journey into the tense, unknown world of deep space, whilst 'Aquinas Control' floats in a murky, churning and dark underwater abyss... Like the album overall, it's hugely evocative stuff that bares little resemblance to the populist motifs of Chicago-this or Detroit-that. From start to finish Escapism grabs your attention without being rushed, hurried or over-complicated. It's the sort of album which works on both headphones up-close, but also on a dancefloor at distant thanks to its devilish detail but palpable presence. Unsurprisingly, one of the day's most reliable producer's has turned in one of the year's finest albums.

TRACKLIST :

A1. Shadows Of The Invisible   A2. Aquinas Control   B1. Elude   B2. Timelapse   C1. Diversion   C2. Revolt DX   D1. Escapism   D2. Ominous

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