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│ Artist: Perturbator │
│ Album : Sexualizer EP │
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│ Genre : Electronic │
│ Style : 80's Dark Synth Music │
│ Date : 2015.03.14 │
│ Year : 2013 │
│ Encoder : LAME 3.99r -V0 │
│ Quality : VBR 254kbps │
│ 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo │
│ Songs : 05 │
│ Playtime : 25:51 │
│ Company : Aphasia Records │
│ Size : 47.08 MB │
│ Streetdate : 2013.06.01 │
│ Language : English │
│ Country : France │
│ Format : MP3 │
│ Type : EP │
│ Source : WEB │
│ Catalognr : N/A │
│ Buy Here : aphasiarecords.bandcamp.com/album/sexualizer-Ep │
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│ Perturbator continues to go from strength to strength in his musical │
│ creations. Following on from his Nocturne City EP from last year │
│ (reviewed here on Synthetix.FM) he's since ventured into providing │
│ sounds for the Hotline Miami video game. His tunes on this game's │
│ soundtrack has most certainly given Perturbator a much wider audience, │
│ and his name has since become synonymous with the synthwave scene as an │
│ iconic producer and has lent his talents to numerous releases from │
│ other producers over the last six months. │
│ │
│ With his latest EP the Perturbator experience has been seriously kicked │
│ up a few notches. Perturbator's collaborative works with others have │
│ always been spectacular affairs and this has been taken into all new │
│ realms of pleasure and engagement throughout Sexualizer's chapters. The │
│ progression of his songwriting techniques are undeniable and his use of │
│ narrative throughout Sexualizer is stunning to experience. │
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│ The plot of Sexualizer delves into the world of Jimmy, a porn star │
│ who's drug addictions lead to acts of violence and ends in a collapse │
│ of mind and body that brings in ideas of manipulation by higher powers. │
│ The story begins at the end with the staggering opening chapter │
│ entitled 'Meet Jimmy' │
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│ After Jimmy's mental breakdown and institutionalisation the story is │
│ retold from broken shores of fractured insanity. Adam McNab of Le │
│ Cassette fame provides one of the most wonderful vocal performances I'm │
│ yet to hear from this modern age of 80s inspired music. The tortured │
│ lyrics soar in a stylistic combination of Tony Hadley and Iva Davies │
│ but with the McNab soul reverberating through each syllable. 'Meet │
│ Jimmy' is a scenic synthscape into a mind trying to piece things │
│ together but the rawness of emotions make each chord's tender nuances │
│ actualise with ever greater impact. Sweeping melodies are delicately │
│ infused with poignancy that reflects the emotive vocals in deep, limpid │
│ pools. │
│ │
│ The high energy of the previous high life begins in the second chapter, │
│ the title track, 'Sexualizer'. The usual darkness of Perturbator's high │
│ energy synth sounds aims at a brighter and more vibrant texture this │
│ time round. There is most certainly elements of drama through the │
│ action but the crispness of the melodies provide a genuinely uplifting │
│ feeling, totally befitting this part of the story. Enlisting the always │
│ rockin Flash Arnold on this track has given the scene a salaciously │
│ seamy rock-edge which completes this experience in an exemplary manner. │
│ │
│ Things move into more of stark panic in track three 'Angel Dust'. The │
│ rapid pace of heightened amphetamine madness is pumps with a furious │
│ vigour. This chapter moves into dreamlike state midway through that │
│ brings to mind much of the what is and isn't reality plot before │
│ charging into the opening refrain with renewed energy and purpose. │
│ │
│ 'Miami Disco' (previously heard on the Hotline Miami soundtrack') is │
│ the fourth chapter of Sexualiser and it brings in an all new context to │
│ it's existence in this release. Sounds of exotic nightlife and untold │
│ sexual pleasures flash in freeze framed moments as reality strobes in │
│ and out. The fantasy of Jimmy's life becomes blur of between lucidity │
│ and hallucination. Melodies are again uplifting and beautifully │
│ arranged while the bassline hints at more sinister elements at play. │
│ │
│ The final act of Sexualizer is 'Perverted Precinct' is another │
│ collaborative piece with additional synths provided by the ever │
│ wonderful Tommy. This final track takes the final breakdown and │
│ incarceration of Jimmy to it's penultimate climax. The slow paced │
│ syncopated rhythm section allows to the synth leads to take off into │
│ new dimensions with brilliant colours contrasting the bleak surrounds. │
│ Definitely the most introspective piece on the EP, the music explores │
│ more intimate machinations of Jimmy's existence. The underlying │
│ tenderness of the man he used to be is contrasted by complete │
│ hopelessness of his situation. The man is broken, but a faint memory │
│ glimmers through the shimmering synths like a flickering flame that │
│ could be snuffed out at any second or conversely set a powder keg to │
│ explode. │
│ │
│ │
│ Throughout the Sexualizer EP the songwriting and attention to detail is │
│ what has really struck a key with me. Perturbator's dimensional │
│ qualities have multiplied in this release, each track feels massive and │
│ full of ideas and energies, but these elements change and develop │
│ within each track in a way I've not experienced previously in his other │
│ releases. Once again the collaborative works on here are really │
│ spectacular. As I've said many times before, the artists who work │
│ together with other producers and refine their sounds by learning from │
│ each other is what will make for the more enriching experiences in the │
│ 80s inspired synth scene, which certainly evident throughout │
│ Sexualizer. │
│ │
│ The Perturbator sound is still evolving with each new release, where │
│ previous experiences were most certainly dark by design, Sexualizer │
│ removes that darkness and replaces it with new directions, while still │
│ remaining loyal the integrity of this overtly dark story. He has once │
│ again proven why he is one of the most exciting producers in the scene │
│ and with his new experiments and inspirations it feels like the road │
│ ahead of Perturbator is an ever expanding horizon of possibilities. │
│ │
│ The Sexualizer EP is presented on Aphasia Records' Bandcamp page here │
│ at a name-your-own-price point. These five tracks are all must-have │
│ experiences for any devotee of quality 80s synth sounds but 'Meet │
│ Jimmy' on it's own is one of the single most beautiful pieces of 80s │
│ inspired music created thus far. I can't recommend this release highly │
│ enough, just for this one song, but with the other four very impressive │
│ experiences also included I'd be remiss to not recommend this │
│ marvellous EP as highly as possible as a Synthetix Reference │
│ Experience. │
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│ We are going to give you the stuff no one is going to bring you! │
│ ┌──────────────────────────────[ Tracklist ]─────────────────────────────┐ │
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│ 01.Meet Jimmy (Feat. Le Cassette) [04:43] │
│ 02.Sexualizer (Feat. Flash Arnold) [04:59] │
│ 03.Angel Dust [05:14] │
│ 04.Miami Disco [04:31] │
│ 05.Perverted Precinct (Feat. Tommy) [06:24] │
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│ 25:51 │
│ 25:51 min │
│ 47.08 MB │
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