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01. KRYPTIC MINDS - Brief Passing
02. KRYPTIC MINDS - The Things They Left Behind
03. KRYPTIC MINDS - Just After Sunset
04. KRYPTIC MINDS - Fade To Nothing
05. KRYPTIC MINDS - No More No Less
06. KRYPTIC MINDS - Can't Sleep (feat. Alys Be)
07. KRYPTIC MINDS - Alone
08. KRYPTIC MINDS - Myth
09. KRYPTIC MINDS - The Fifth
10. KRYPTIC MINDS - Depth Of Field
11. KRYPTIC MINDS - Arcane (feat. Youngsta)
12. KRYPTIC MINDS - A Glimpse Of Hope
13. KRYPTIC MINDS - 1000 Lost Cities
ARTIST
TITLE
Can't Sleep
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
BLACKBOX 011CD BLACKBOX 011CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
8/2/2011

In less than 3 years, Kryptic Minds have carved a deep channel into the dubstep scene, mining its traditions of spatial minimalism, edgy atmospheres and sub-bass intensity to deadly effect. The culmination of this work is Can't Sleep. Bleak yet uplifting, it is the soundtrack to visions of a sterile land, devoid of people -- only ghosts remain to recount the histories of their passing. The passive, prolonged tension implied by the title permeates the entire album; with taut beats and edgy synths -- the sonic equivalents of clenched jaws and coiled springs. Further, the solitude of insomnia is encapsulated in the long reverbs and epic soundstages that Kryptic Minds have painstakingly created, evoking dark, empty spaces and absolute solitude, yet there are moments of release to be found. Fearsome dancefloor weapon "The Fifth" unleashes a wild technoid bassline, barely restrained by powerful drums. Guest vocalist Alys Blaze soars over the urgent backing of the title track, and the bittersweet coda of "Fade To Nothing" warms like winter sunshine. Other tracks point to a future beyond dubstep -- hints of Portishead's melancholy can be found on "Alone," traces of Detroit machine-funk run through opener "Brief Passing," and shreds of '90s junglism litter "A Glimpse Of Hope." As an album, Can't Sleep succeeds simply not as a classic of the genre, but as a future electronic classic in its own right.