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BKEDIT 003LP
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Motion Sickness Of Time Travel makes fuzzy eyes for the dancefloor on her sublime debut for Boomkat Editions. The Perennials is Rachel Evans' eagerly-awaited follow-up to her eponymous LP for Spectrum Spools, channeling her celestial energies into concise and emotive ambient-pop arrangements on the cusp of progressive '90s trance. Taking in a handful of gorgeous songs ranging from pastoral instrumentals to strobing arpeggio surfers and sweeping mini bleep symphonies, she isolates a feeling or vibe hovering between the alien horizons of Tangerine Dream and Laurie Spiegel and the heart-aching cinematic yearn of Angelo Badalamenti and Julee Cruise at their best for David Lynch. From the Icarus-like trance ascension of opener "Efflorescence," she makes a deeply endearing virtue of divining unresolved tension between cosmic ambition and lo-fi willpower, defying its teasing gravity to ride pockets of thermal energy with siren-like chicanery on the radiant "The Reynard and the Vixen," while the neo-tantrik positivism of "Foggy Morning" consolidates the compatible dimensions of Laurel Halo and Suzanne Ciani with bittersweet effect beside the lushly heightened sensuality of "The Chord and the Centre." Ultimately it's as close as we've seen MSOTT get to the dancefloor, a direction we reckon she should continue to explore. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Alechemy. Limited to 500 individually-numbered copies -- last copies available.
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SP 016CD
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In 2010, Rachel Evans released Seeping Through The Veil Of The Unconscious, an expansive, magic trick of a cassette which captivated an unsuspecting American cassette underground and made dedicated fans instantly. Digitalis released fine editions of Seeping... as well as the acclaimed follow-up Luminaries And Synastries on LP which packed an equally potent punch and created much anticipation. Evans has since been hard at work on an expansive project, carefully arranging sounds to create immense, alchemical tracks which push the boundaries of the project into new territory. These incredible new highs are documented in a clear, spacious fidelity where cerebral sounds gently flow and wash through the stereo-field, creating a beautiful deep-listening situation. Big changes in sound and scope are evident; a shift from the murky, mysterious haze of the older recordings into a highly addictive concentrate of airy tones and gem-like glow, each track forming a universal sky-map . There is, however, no loss of mystique. One of Evans' most charming elements is her ability to create a divine magnetism, and to capture this very magic unfiltered, raw and uncompromised. Very few have the capability to create this powerful energy and make it as accessible as Evans does. This full-length definitive album is a high water mark in Motion Sickness Of Time Travel's discography. An album masterfully crafted with ambition, crystal-clear vision and dedicated focus. Packaged in a sleek mini-gatefold hardboard cover.
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