Fresh back in … ‘Limerence’ is not only Misantrop’s debut outing, it is also the inaugurating release of his own label Foul-Up. The sound pops out of an industrial mindset, but the title piece reverses out of garage/classic house that nods to 90s r’n’b. On ‘Nocturnal Emission’ friend Jon Marius Brogaard Aeppli’s guitar solo is vogueing out on the floor, psychedelic rock meets psychotic blues by way of sheer UK sound.
Featuring a wobbling bass on the techno-leaning ‘No. 3’ - adorned with a reference to classical composition in the cluster strings. “They Don’t Know” puts on a bit of electro, noise and some giallo synth arpeggiation. There’s shine, atmosphere and a rather fascinating depth of field.
‘Limerence’ draws its inspiration from all over contemporary music and noise grounds - not wearing its ‘influences’ in the most opulent manner but well declaring its material with confidence. If the finished product doesn’t have the uniformity of a proper industrial product, so much the better…
Misantrop is out to change the way you listen to music, no matter how chaotic the journey is, showing off a vision that’s both deeply human and richly transcendent.
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