Truth Ray is the solo moniker of artist Mads Dalgaard based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He recently released True Romance. The EP contains six songs and comes in at around twenty-five minutes long.
The music is in the zeitgeist of artists like Pantha du Prince, Burial, SCNTST and other like- minded artists. Suffice it to say the music would fit nicely on Kompakt. The songs are ethereal, airy and backed by a huge sounding low end as this sort of music often does which makes people hit the dance floor. The EP got going with “The Current Stream '' and I was quickly getting flashbacks of my younger years going to raves throughout the city of Chicago. The airy and ethereal exists with the vocals and ephemeral pads. The elements that are predominately high end all have a symbiotic relationship with making this unified, dreamlike drone. On the basement floor are the hypnotic drums and synth bass which are really the foundation that binds the music to the earth. Overall, it was a great song from beginning to end. Up next is “Romanticist” and I was getting some worldly as well as Industrial vibes. That benign but ephemeral dreamlike quality is revisited here but with reverb laced synths instead of the vocals leading the charge. About twenty years Chicago had a pretty wicked electronic, underground scene and “Resurrected “ brought me a slice of nostalgia. There is a heavy 4/4 kick but elements of glitch and jungle. The vocals are perfectly treated to reinforce the dreamlike haze we heard on previous tracks. The EP has no signs of slowing down with the more kinetic and hyper focus infused “Bleed” while the more haunting and ominous sounds on “It’s All Delayed” has some catchy and vocal melodies. Last up is “Ciao Bella” which is more distorted, bit-crunched and more aligned with Aphex Twin. This is electronic music done right in my opinion. Fans of some of the aforementioned artists should love this. Recommended.
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