This spring of 2017 was
one of the most prolific springs of all time in terms new music releases – many
musicians and bands produced new records, despite long periods of silence, in
some cases of more than 10 years. Waiting for the new record from Bola seemed
like eternity, while waiting I played his records so many times that some of
them turned into dust!
one of the most prolific springs of all time in terms new music releases – many
musicians and bands produced new records, despite long periods of silence, in
some cases of more than 10 years. Waiting for the new record from Bola seemed
like eternity, while waiting I played his records so many times that some of
them turned into dust!
The album was released
towards the end of the spring, 26 of May, on Skam Records, home to all Bola’s
previous releases. The album begins with the track Fhorth, melodic ambient from
Bolamachine, where incredibly deep, cosmic sound immediately fills the space
around you. This is a very confident beginning, practiced only by confident
masters of music.
towards the end of the spring, 26 of May, on Skam Records, home to all Bola’s
previous releases. The album begins with the track Fhorth, melodic ambient from
Bolamachine, where incredibly deep, cosmic sound immediately fills the space
around you. This is a very confident beginning, practiced only by confident
masters of music.
Herzzatzz has a fine
multilayered structure, it traps you just like an invisible web. First beats
introduce the music theme slowly and graciously, hypnotizing you, so deep that
you only awake with the start of the next track, Landor 50X2. This track
returns you to senses, sparking dynamics and motion around, according to best
practices of IDM music.
multilayered structure, it traps you just like an invisible web. First beats
introduce the music theme slowly and graciously, hypnotizing you, so deep that
you only awake with the start of the next track, Landor 50X2. This track
returns you to senses, sparking dynamics and motion around, according to best
practices of IDM music.
The album has three
tracks of the same story, one after another: Pelomen Vapour 1, 2, 3, quite
different from each other. I heard Pelomen Vapour 1 first on Soundcloud, before
this album got even released. This track has a steady and progressive melody
taking you to the second part of the story, which has a more mechanistic sound,
reminding us of the constant motion set in Bola’s previous record Kroungrine.
Pelomen Vapour 3 – is a special theme, which lets you experience weightlessness
and see extraterrestrial visual patterns.
tracks of the same story, one after another: Pelomen Vapour 1, 2, 3, quite
different from each other. I heard Pelomen Vapour 1 first on Soundcloud, before
this album got even released. This track has a steady and progressive melody
taking you to the second part of the story, which has a more mechanistic sound,
reminding us of the constant motion set in Bola’s previous record Kroungrine.
Pelomen Vapour 3 – is a special theme, which lets you experience weightlessness
and see extraterrestrial visual patterns.
This long awaited work
of Bola, is very hard to put in words. The album is very deep and multilayered.
I encourage you to have a listen and make own your opinion. D.E.G. is magic
book with gems hidden between the pages. Electronic music from Britain has
always maintained its high level, proven once again by this release.
of Bola, is very hard to put in words. The album is very deep and multilayered.
I encourage you to have a listen and make own your opinion. D.E.G. is magic
book with gems hidden between the pages. Electronic music from Britain has
always maintained its high level, proven once again by this release.
I have no idea how long
it took Darrell Fitton to produce this masterpiece, presumably less than ten
years, but from the first sounds of the first track I knew that it is aimed at
serious and thoughtful listening.
it took Darrell Fitton to produce this masterpiece, presumably less than ten
years, but from the first sounds of the first track I knew that it is aimed at
serious and thoughtful listening.
Album cover resembles a
liquid of unknown material detached from the sea of dreams, ready to give the
birth to the new life form. The album has a silvery, rolling sound, which we
heard many times on previous records of Bola, yet always fresh, creating
reality inside existing reality. This record is a collection of surreal images,
feelings, the new source of hope and inspiration.
liquid of unknown material detached from the sea of dreams, ready to give the
birth to the new life form. The album has a silvery, rolling sound, which we
heard many times on previous records of Bola, yet always fresh, creating
reality inside existing reality. This record is a collection of surreal images,
feelings, the new source of hope and inspiration.
In my mind, this is the
best release concluding this spring from the Skam label. I really hope to hear
new records of this legendary label in the future. It is a so hard to live on
one record per year ration. If you reading this guys: We need more of your
music out here!!!
best release concluding this spring from the Skam label. I really hope to hear
new records of this legendary label in the future. It is a so hard to live on
one record per year ration. If you reading this guys: We need more of your
music out here!!!
Author: Andrei Vasilevsky
