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Artist...: Solvent
Title....: Subject To Shift
Label....: Ghostly International
Cat.No...: GI-109LP
Format...: 2xLP
Genre....: Electronic
Style....: Electro, Electronica, Synth-pop
URL......: http://ghostly.com
Tracks...: 10
Size.....: 66.31MB
Playtime.: 00:42:23
Grabber..: EAC
Encoder..: LAME 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Quality..: avg. 207kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
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A1. Formulate 5:05
A2. A Product Of The Process 5:03
B1. Loss For Words 4:18
B2. Life-Size Image 2:59
B3. Panoramic 3:36
C1. Caught A Glimpse 5:15
C2. Echo On Your Voice (Vinyl Exclusive) 1:14
C3. No One Should Be Living Here 4:43
D1. Red And Metal (Vinyl Exclusive) 6:20
D2. Take Me Home 3:50
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42:23 (min)
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More than most, Jason AmmÆs work as Solvent embodies the original ethos of
ôsynth-popö: hook-laden music built lovingly out of the buzz and hum of
analogue synthesizers. SolventÆs newest full-length on Ghostly
Internationalùhis first in nearly six yearsùis called Subject to Shift, and its
title reflects the changing tone of AmmÆs music. On Subject to Shift, the
ôcute, happy robotsö of 2004Æs Apples & Synthesizers are few and far between,
and in their place is a mix of dystopian, acid-tinged futurism and bittersweet
romantic ache.
While SolventÆs brightly hued synth tones are still very much in effect on
Subject to Shift, AmmÆs sound has grown deeper and more burnished, hinting at
darker conceits and moods than on previous records while laying their creatorÆs
emotions bare. ôFormulateöÆs micro-disco throb and slippery vocoderÆd lead hint
at AmmÆs earlier dancefloor leanings in menacing style; and ôDonÆt Forget to
Phoneö wraps a bevy of dark vocal hooks around a jaunty schaffel beat, evoking
the paranoia and conflicted feelings inherent to every break-up; while ôCaught
a Glimpseö and lead single ôLoss for Wordsö display two different shades of
SolventÆs love affair with technology-aided melancholy, recasting new-romantic
tropes in a machine-only context. Unlike his previous releases, Subject to
Shift is full of AmmÆs vocals, which have only grown more confident (and, in
many cases, vocoder-free) with time.
To say that Solvent is ôbackö would be a misnomerùJason Amm has been with us
all along, steadily producing new material, nudging the Solvent sound towards
something grander and more rewarding than anything heÆs previously produced.
Laced with live vocals and dripping with AmmÆs blood, sweat, and tears, Subject
to Shift is machine-made but palpably, beautifully human.
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For a special friend ;-)
Enjoy!
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