A vibrant display of electronic innovation...
Outgrowing their shoegaze roots, bdrmm have emerged with their latest album ‘Microtonic’. The record explores a vibrant realm of electronic experimentation while reflecting on the introspections of living in a dystopian world.
The opening track ‘goit’, featuring Working Men’s Club, captures the essence of an escalating age of anxiety, characterized by tense electronic interruptions and chilling, paranoid synth melodies. Disillusionment casts a shadow across the album, regardless of its tempo. You can hear it in the frantic intensity of ‘Snares’, the anguished bass of ‘Lake Disappointment’, and even in the slower tempos of ‘Infinity Peaking’ and ‘In The Electric Field’, the latter of which features a captivating recitation by Olivesque.
The jaded closer ‘The Noose’ wraps up a profoundly human journey through feelings of hopelessness, dissociation, and resulting powerlessness, intriguingly conveyed through an electronica-focused lens. While ‘Microtonic’ doesn’t completely abandon bdrmm’s established hazy sound, it skillfully integrates standout aspects of their previous work, with dreamy atmospheres, delicately layered vocals, and swirling, hypnotic rhythms.
With these foundations laid, ‘Microtonic’ serves not only as the backdrop for a chaotic march toward doom but also as a moment of revelation for bdrmm as they embrace the vast potential of their artistry.
8/10
Words: Kayla Sandiford
Related: “It’s A Different Kind Of Euphoria” bdrmm Interviewed
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