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01. Ilija Rudman - Pulsar Diaries
02. Ilija Rudman - Delphic Expanse
03. Ilija Rudman - Blackburn Tales
04. Ilija Rudman - Fourth Amendment
05. Ilija Rudman - Farewell Theme
06. Ilija Rudman - Ursa Major
ARTIST
TITLE
Pulsar Diaries
FORMAT
12"

LABEL
CATALOG #
IFEEL 082EP IFEEL 082EP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
6/9/2023

The Croatian production powerhouse and disco boogie impresario steps up to International Feel, and takes a left turn into deep space with a new six-track release, Pulsar Diaries. Ilija's discography stretches back to 2003, and over those 20 years he's packed it full with albums, versions, remixes and singles. His releases are often perfectly-penned love letters to '80s boogie, electro and disco, and like postcards from an old flame. On Pulsar Diaries, Ilija delivers a panoramic collection of spaced-out synths and drum machine grooves, dedicated to the planet and our place in the universe. The A side opens up with the blissful, weightless pads of the title track, before it breaks out into filtered stabs over a minimal b-boy bounce. "Delphic Expanse" ebbs and flows like a lunar eclipse, sounding like a futuristic version of Key-Matic's "Breaking In Space", all uprock rhythms and syrupy synth horns as it spins off beyond the asteroid belt. Side A closes out with "Blackburn Tales", a suspenseful and spacious electro rhythm packed with strings and 303 squelch, which you might call anti-gravity acid, if you were so inclined. Side B picks up the tempo with "Fourth Amendment", perfect for the space station discotheque with its sweeping bass filters and ice-cold synth melodies hovering in orbit. "Farewell Theme" takes an introspective moment, slowing the pace to a cosmic 90 bpm and inviting a certain cinematic feel to proceedings. "Ursa Major" is ablaze with cascading drum fills, bubble-wrapped bass riffs and bright synth chords that sparkle like city lights underneath a re-orbiting satellite. Pulsar Diaries is part soundtrack to space travel, part meditation on the human condition, part deep-burning dancefloor dynamo.