Taum

ユーロ最強のエレクトロ LIVEアクトRECONDITE が自身のレーベル〈PLANGENT〉よりニュー・アルバムをリリース!

TAUMEL(転落)とTRAUM(夢)というワードを合わせて"TAUM"と名づけられた本作はパンデミック化での様々な感情を機敏に捉えた内向的な作品となった。

自身がこよなく愛するヒップホップ/グライム/トラップなどダーティーなビートと〈INNERVISIONS〉直系のエレクトリック・サウンドが儚く倒錯する漆黒ながらも耽美的な魅力がこみ上げてくる全11曲。

Recondites 2020 album Dwell was not atypical of the wintry, minimalist techno the Bavarian producer has long been known for, but it included a few downtempo cuts that edged close to trap. Taum seems even more trap-influenced, with a greater presence of slower tempos but less of the booming bass and biting snare drums usually heard in the genre, and none of the bombast of its festival-friendly EDM variant. Similar to how 2012s On Acid provided a very stripped-down, atmospheric take on acid house, Taum subtly incorporates trance-style synth arpeggios and acid synth lines into steady, precisely arranged tracks. The ominous, driving "Resilient" and the thumping, slightly paranoid "Sweet Pain" are some of the most club-ready productions Recondite has released in a while. Even still, the predominance of tracks like the aptly titled "Scare" and the darkwave synth pop instrumental "Elation" mark a definite shift in Recondites direction with Taum. ~ Paul Simpson