Artist..........: Luke Hess
Album...........: Light In The Dark
Genre...........: Techno
Label...........: Echocord
Catnr...........: ECHOCORDCD05
Source..........: CDDA
Rip.Date........: 25-01-2010
Street.Date.....: 11-05-2009
Quality.........: VBR/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url.............: http://musique.fnac.com/a2655041/
Size............: 69.27MB
Song.Title :
01. Meaning Matters 4:20
02. Son Beams 5:59
03. Evidence Everywhere 6:54
04. Transform 5:29
05. Self-Control 6:42
06. Reflections 6:00
07. The Truth Is 7:48
08. Reel Life 4:33
09. The Way 5:39
Runtime: 53:24 min
Release.Info :
Luke Hess is apparently determined to escape any and all pigeonholing that may
come with his being a techno producer from the fabled city of Detroit. By
infusing his streamlined Detroit techno with various elements of dub, field
recordings, and, ahem, Jesus, Hess shows itÆs possible to emerge and flourish
from under the mighty shadow (and baggage) of the Motor City.
Light In The Dark, HessÆs debut full-length and first outing for Echocord proper
(with previous releases for the labelÆs offshoot, Echocord Colour) achieves a
certain symmetry and cohesiveness, effortlessly flowing from one track to the
next with nary a bump in the road. While in lesser hands, this might result in a
rather static listen, Hess manages to keep things varied enough to alleviate
boredom. When the beat gradually falls out of time on ôSelf-Control,ö for
example, it isnÆt an overwhelming change, merely something subtle and
unexpected. The smoky atmospheres of ôReel Lifeö give way to a stealth rhythm
and finally some deep analog chords, but it all sounds a bit like some serpent
swimming around the dark misty waters on the albumÆs cover, just poking its head
up often enough to remind you itÆs there. Every track resembles the track before
it and the track after it, but each one has that little something to
differentiate it from the pack, mutating ever so slightly from the set template.
ThereÆs nary a tune or really even a melody in sight, just lots of ôfeelö ù
rhythm, noise, and nature, acting together in some sort of harmony, united by
the echoic dub effects that Hess hangs throughout. The missing earworms allow
the sound to simply cascade over the ear, as tracks tumble and roll into each
other. But itÆs the little details that keep things interesting: a surprising
extra-dubbed-up effect here, an atmospheric nature sound whistling low in the
background there, and just enough rhythmic invention to keep listeners guessing.