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Headphone Commute Review, May 29, 2010
This review is from: Light in the Dark (Audio CD)
Following a half a dozen of 12" EPs, Detroit raised Luke Hess lands his debut full length on Echocord. The Copenhagen based label is famous for its minimal, deep, and dubby output with releases from Rod Modell (aka Deepchord), Quantec, and Mikkel Metal among the many. Embedded deeply in the names of the nine tracks, and the title of the album itself, Light In The Dark, Hess projects a few spiritual connotations behind his music and the central theme. If the search for enlightenment is not your cup of tea, then perhaps the sound of light rolling tech-house beat, deep bass, and echoed minor chords will show you the way. Full of Detroit minimalist elements, the album trots on through lush textures and spacious atmospheres, measured by a tight and punchy kick. Light In The Dark is a steady, meditative, cleansing, and an eye/ear opening experience. Great for the headphones and dance-floors alike. Be sure to also check out Ignite The Dark Remixes EP with reworks from cv313, Marko Fürstenberg and Mikkel Metal.
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Silky sonic maelstrom, July 17, 2011
This review is from: Light in the Dark (Audio CD)
Ooh boy, my ears are happy with this. I love Maurizio, Basic Channel, cv313 and some of the other "upbeat minimalists" who make music that is relatively simple on the surface but contains many permutations of sound just below the surface of the continuous beat. This is for fans of Echospace who live on the wrong side of the tracks. It's excellent music for pretty much any occasion that requires a high level of focus, and as such it absolutely does not fall under the banal radar of "chill" music. In other words, this may be minimal but it will not cure your insomnia.
If you can dig this, check out Mikkel Metal, Scion, Basic Channel, Cuetec, and Deadbeat, and you can follow the trail of breadcrumbs from there.
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