Arrival - (9:26)
122 BPM Depth Probe - (7:48) 114 BPM
Surfacing - (4:34) 60 BPM
Atharvaveda - (7:35) 124 BPM
Mount Void - (5:03) 100 BPM
Singularity - (11:26) 77 BPM
Review: A reissue here of the 1992 debut album from Trans-4M, Belgium's answer to The Orb. Opener 'Arrival' starts out in full ambient territory before a gentle, throbbing electronic rhythm slowly emerges out of the densely layered synth washes, atmospherics and sampled space dialogue. 'Dencity' is a dubbed-out 6am gem, 'Depth Probe' and 'Surfacing' have a blissed-out, 'white light' kinda feel and 'Atharvaveda', 'Amma' and 'Mount Void' play with off-kilter percussion and Indian folk elements (and in the case of 'Amma', a hint of dub), before ambient piano piece 'Singularity' plays us out. Undoubtedly of its time, 'Sublunar Oracles has nevertheless aged surprisingly well!
from $2.75ST 014
01 Jul 19
Balearic/Downtempo