The Raumklang family welcomes Athens-based artist DSTRB, providing a
highly atmospheric debut album with nine tracks oscillating between the
melodic appeal of dark electro and the versatile rhythmic backbone and
soundscapes of IDM.
Initially tracks like the sample-heavy “Jusqu'ici Tout Va Bien” or the
slightly nostalgic “Run Away” flirt heavily with the dance floor by
means of a prominent use of beats and bass, and yet there’s a hidden
agenda of darkness around all the time. The second half of the album
retreats into a more woeful, sinister territory, with bittersweet
earworm melodies like in the title track or the concluding noisy debris
of “Chaos in my Heart”.
Decidedly electronic in sound, deeply and authentically emotional, the
52 minutes of “Imaginary Life” are more than convincing and successfully
put DSTRB on your map!
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