The brand-new Ran Slavin’s album,
which was just released on the label Crónica, sounded incredibly awesome in my
media player. I’ve always been interested in his music, but I was surprised to
discover that Digital Junkies in Strange Times was even more
intriguing than his previous work. Not long ago, Data.Wave hosted an interview with Ran Slavin that really highlighted aspects of his talent as a video-audio designer,
but a lot was left out. Listening to Digital Junkies in Strange Times convinced me one again, that there are no limits to a real artist’s creativity.
which was just released on the label Crónica, sounded incredibly awesome in my
media player. I’ve always been interested in his music, but I was surprised to
discover that Digital Junkies in Strange Times was even more
intriguing than his previous work. Not long ago, Data.Wave hosted an interview with Ran Slavin that really highlighted aspects of his talent as a video-audio designer,
but a lot was left out. Listening to Digital Junkies in Strange Times convinced me one again, that there are no limits to a real artist’s creativity.
The art of a real musician always
surpasses all standards and clichés, and this album is a confirmation of this
truth. Ran Slavin never repeats himself; his every release is unlike the
previous ones; he develops and implements new paths for his sound. The digital LP Digital Junkies in Strange Times begins with quite a dynamic track Turbulent Sphere, where a stream of
clicks speeds up and gradually merges into an R’n’B vocal that sounds like a
complete fullout. At the same time you can hear space-like sounds, appearing
and disappearing noises, hits. I can’t say for sure, but maybe it’s someone
repairing a space zen-station, floating on the orbit…
surpasses all standards and clichés, and this album is a confirmation of this
truth. Ran Slavin never repeats himself; his every release is unlike the
previous ones; he develops and implements new paths for his sound. The digital LP Digital Junkies in Strange Times begins with quite a dynamic track Turbulent Sphere, where a stream of
clicks speeds up and gradually merges into an R’n’B vocal that sounds like a
complete fullout. At the same time you can hear space-like sounds, appearing
and disappearing noises, hits. I can’t say for sure, but maybe it’s someone
repairing a space zen-station, floating on the orbit…
I’ve never heard anything like this
and I can’t compare Digital Junkies in Strange Times to anything else, but I
would dare to guess that a live show with a set like this would knock people
over and turn their minds upside down.
Ran Slavin’s method of shaping the sound
is very subtle, it walks the thin line of the limits of our perception, but his
music doesn’t quite cross this border.
and I can’t compare Digital Junkies in Strange Times to anything else, but I
would dare to guess that a live show with a set like this would knock people
over and turn their minds upside down.
Ran Slavin’s method of shaping the sound
is very subtle, it walks the thin line of the limits of our perception, but his
music doesn’t quite cross this border.
The second track, Acousmatis, and its
guitar sounds really invoked memories of the Moebius comic books, like a
time-out from the inside of an illusive digital city. It’s sad that it’s
such a short track, because I would gladly listen
to more of this. The thing
that begins from the third track, Teen Haze, really switches the mood and
gets us ready for the very impactful fourth track Moonlight Compilations,
that is actually a bit more than just a track; it’s a recorded live improvisation on the radio Halas, the overall duration of which is 41:34.
guitar sounds really invoked memories of the Moebius comic books, like a
time-out from the inside of an illusive digital city. It’s sad that it’s
such a short track, because I would gladly listen
to more of this. The thing
that begins from the third track, Teen Haze, really switches the mood and
gets us ready for the very impactful fourth track Moonlight Compilations,
that is actually a bit more than just a track; it’s a recorded live improvisation on the radio Halas, the overall duration of which is 41:34.
Moonlight Compilations is a volatile
mix, an incredible clash of genres that transports us to another dimension.
It
has an incredible amount of various instruments, futuristic structures, field
recordings, creating a real digital Metropolis, our natural habitat. It’s
difficult to describe all this just with text, because this intellectual
experiment invokes very strong interior emotions and feelings. Anyone can
listen to this release now as the album Digital Junkies in Strange Times is
available for free download, so why not get it while you still can!
mix, an incredible clash of genres that transports us to another dimension.
It
has an incredible amount of various instruments, futuristic structures, field
recordings, creating a real digital Metropolis, our natural habitat. It’s
difficult to describe all this just with text, because this intellectual
experiment invokes very strong interior emotions and feelings. Anyone can
listen to this release now as the album Digital Junkies in Strange Times is
available for free download, so why not get it while you still can!
Author: Andrei Vasilevsky
