Mechanism, by Soft Error

Mechanism

by Soft Error

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buildingstarships I found this album on CD at a local music swap. Overall one of my new favs, I put it on to set a melancholic but hopeful atmosphere when doing research. So good I had to buy it twice. Favorite track: Everybody Runs.

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1.	Silberblick 05:49	buy track
2.	Hyena 05:01	buy track
3.	You Caught Up 05:37	buy track
4.	Southend After Everyone Has Left 04:46	buy track
5.	Turncoat 05:44	buy track
6.	Motorbath 03:54	buy track
7.	Bad Habits 04:21	buy track
8.	Ridges 04:58	buy track
9.	Everybody Runs 05:59	buy track

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‘Mechanism’ offers a fresh and singular brand of musical intrigue by reaching back and forward simultaneously – drawing from the innovative, propulsive thrum of 1970s Krautrock and the grainy textures and tonalities of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop on one hand, the symphonic, futuristic soundscapes of composers like Cliff Martinez, John Carpenter and Jon Hopkins on the other. That said, there is also something wonderfully timeless about the nine, finely wrought essays on ‘Mechanism’, across which synthesisers, keyboards and drum machines are deployed for their sonic and emotive possibilities, rather than as a nod to any particular niche or trend. Indeed, Soft Error demonstrate a facility for fashioning both intimate textural detail and strong melody, often in the same song.

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released January 13, 2017

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