Artist:
C-Jay
Title:
Backslider Parts 1-6
Label:
Bedrock
Released:
4th of April
This
mini-LP is a one hour musical experience split into six distinctive
parts which creates a journey of atmospheric ambient electronica as
opposed to six re-mixes of the same theme. Bedrock fans may well
recall 'Backslider Part 1' which featured on last summers excellent
'Underground Sound of Ibiza Series 2' compilation as well as
'Backslider Part 3' on the recent 'Live In Montreal' release.
Part
1 starts dark and moody somewhat akin to a storm before various
little loops begin to circulate and sparse but strong vintage
analogue chords are released. It takes a little while for the track
to gain any sort of momentum with such a variety of little loops
circulating and dropping off. While Part 2 takes more of a continual
loop with a retro feel toying with the theme in places and dropping
atmospheric rushes here and there and to be honest I couldn't really
decide if I liked it or not.
Part
3 gets deep and dubby before the overlaying bleepy tones and heavenly
synths take dominance. A self awareness monologue is introduced
(which is nothing new in this field). However, it balances well with
the piece rather than sounding intrusive and at this point I'm
beginning to warm to the release. There's a little more bounce to the
sequenced loops of Part 4, although essentially it's still a deep and
atmospheric piece with some lovely synths injected, I'd go as far to
say it's a would make a really good starting track for a progressive
set.
The
slow plodding beat is more predominant in Part 5 wrapped in
atmospheric synths while the female soliloquy is reminiscent of the
Orbs 'Little Fluffy Clouds' which cohesively makes for a lovely laid
back number. The album ends with a somewhat organic feel stretched
across a more industrious background, almost like someone playing
lush heavenly synths with a touch of pitch bend over the Sabres of
Paradises 'Clock Factory'.
Although
initially it felt to me that there's so was so many intricate themes
that there was no cohesive pattern to follow as such, by the end of
the album I'd really brought into it. Overall, it's a journey of deep
and atmospheric ambience with various themes, lush synths and some
good old fashioned Moog sounds that fits in nicely with the more
down-tempo side of the Bedrock catalogue.
Reviewed
by Woodzee.
Links
https://www.facebook.com/cjayamsterdam/
http://www.c-jay.eu
