Review: A man of many aliases, Ulf Schutte has at times been Alien Radio, Diamond Lemonade and Shivers as well as this current project Phantom Horse. Appearing on the ever-excellent Mexico City label Umor Rex, he delivers an engrossing album of engaging, dynamic synthwave business after last dropping an LP for Dekoder back in 2012. Different Forces stands out from the crowd for its clearly produced layers of interweaving synthesisers, swerving percussion in favour of undulating basslines and cascading top end to create the well-defined rhythms. It wouldn't be right to call this an ambient release, but rather it exists in the intriguing hinterland between beat-driven electronica and more abstract, esoteric fare, and it sounds all the stronger for it.
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