Review Summary: Analept new album is full of nostalgic glitch breaks and a two-decade-strong aroma of classic synth psychedelia.
What comes to your mind when you hear “Automatic Noise & Audio Laceration from Experimental Primitive Technics”? What, old-school electronic experimental? So you are correct. Shorten it for more convenience, Analept and embrace the world of nostalgic glitch breaks, a two-decade-strong aroma of classic synth psychedelia.
Under the abbreviation dwells Belgium-based sound producer Guillaume Bacart, a pretty underground name in the current game who partnered with Automatic Noise in 2021 – and ever since has been supplying the label with high-quality downtempo/acid/IDM electronica.
The latest installment in his portfolio, Montage, cements his position as an underground niche prodigy, an enthusiast for a genre that is considered dead rather than alive.
Disregarding this, Guillaume put up an album full of elegant well-balanced tunes built around the backbone of OG electronics from the era of 90’s titans (say Autechre, Biosphere, and even AFX). Hardly having any filler material, anyway, the album still shines brighter with some tracks than others. My personal best is Membrane, a bleak, sad murmuring melody; a rare occasion of an instrumental electronic glitch that manages to squeeze a tear or two out of my stone heart.
As far as the album goes, it generates the mellow feeling of safety and comfort anchoring in the familiar production and mix style. You should go on and give it a try.
