for fans of electronica, idm, techno. all artists: dk, félicia atkinson, jimmy edgar, laurel halo, luca durán, lucrecia dalt, mehmet aslan, michal turtle, neue grafik, nick höppner, object blue, oso leone, parco palaz
philipp otterbachs psychedelische musik war nie eine sonnenschein-pille. mit everything else matters stellt der berliner dj und produzent nun sein debütalbum vor.
utopia cloak arrives on film with six track ep, marina gardens. utilising both electronic & acoustic components, the british producer crafts hazy, dynamic electronica with a decidedly emotive bent. the music explores a curious production aesthetic - at once half sunk and at the same time gloriously crisp and direct. caustic drum machine hits underpin the majority of the work, compete with polyrhythmic rolls & glitches, while softly warping synth lines occupy the majority of the remaining sonic space. rather than working explicitly with nostalgia, utopia cloak makes more subtle references to the classic sounds of yore - riffing on downtempo & idm with gentle and considered nuance, eking out arcane hooks & rich melodies with a pleasing focus on compositional structure & songcraft. contrast is the key here, though - and utopia cloak works hard to find the balance between metallic per-cussion strikes and wide-angle instrumental elements, avoiding chaos in favour of a lush, rewarding lis-tening experience.