It’s no big secret, at least to those who have been following the more “undergound” Electronic music scene(s), that the rise of the super-commercialised “EDM” machine the last few years has lead into a “stalemate” kind of situation for many fans and artists alike. On one hand artists who are striving to make a living doing the thing they love understandably might want to follow trends and tendencies, while on the other hand the majority of fans (hopefully not those reading this blog though) are simply “consuming” what’s been given to them, therefore creating a high demand for rapid fire productions with more often than not the focus shifting to the quantity of music rather than the quality (and I don’t mean the production quality/standards).
As a consequence artists who might stand out for their originality, creativity and unique sound/style, or who simply are daring enough to try out something that doesn’t follow the “easy to digest” and “ready for consumption” recipe that’s acceptable by commercial standards are unfortunatelly left in the dark, often struggling to get their music heard. So, it really warms our cold black heart when someone like Owl Vision comes up with a new LP (his sixth studio album please).
Dark, melodic and groovy as ever, the Swedish artist is leading by example by finding the perfect balance between keeping his unique identity and characteristic sound which he has developed over the years, while at the same time managing to stay “fresh” throughout his 12 track new album “Downlord”. From dark Electronica to hard Electro and from Techno to Synthwave this is the kind of album that has a little bit of something for everyone to like, all put together brilliantly. And while at it, please do yourselves a favor and listen to the whole album (when was the last time you sat down to listen to a full LP?) because “Downlord” was made to be heard as an album. An “art” kind of lost in today’s Eletronic music (exceptions apply of course as always).
It’s not like you will find many artists from the current Electronic music scene that have six albums out already and have been so consistent both with their productivity and music anyway, is it?