Review: As a true master of atmospherics and emotional creation within underground dance music, it's always a treat to see a new body of work from Phaeleh, who has left no stone unturned with this delightful new outing entitled "The Space Between Us". From the stunning melodic glides and vocal prowess of the introductory "Flow", to the more euphoric drum slams of "Dreaming" and airy sweeps of "Down", the true quality of Phaeleh?s palette is explored throughout this project, with there being genuinely no low point. Our highlights however, would have to include the truly eerie atmospherics and awesome vocal work of "Warning Signs", Next to the grizzly sub textures and emotional overloads of "Solitude". Another sensational collection from an undersung legend.
Review: Already a legend of the game in many people's eyes, Phaeleh makes yet another monumental return with this latest collection on Undertow, exploring the most beautiful elements of 140BPM based creation. We begin with 'Once Chance', a thought provoking swim through silky vocal sweeps and glittering pad textures. From here, a more shuffling set of drums are rolled out for the room filling vocal displays of 'Outside The Lines', doused in stunning synthetic harmony from start to finish. To close, we are very pleased to see a final dive into some garage-driven goodness as the high energy drum crunches of 'Walk Away' take the lead role, topped off of course with some more of those stunning melodic inductions, shimmering bass booms and emotional vocal slices to match. Fabulous stuff!
Review: Since he first emerged, there are few people that have made as much sonic impact as Phaeleh, whose beautiful harmonic dubstep and garage originals still stand out as a breath of fresh air to this day. We are here now however to take in his brand new album project, which as expected, showcases mastery as work. Across 13 gorgeously crafted original compositions, Phaeleh showcases exactly why he is so highly regarded, from the organic drum clips and stunning harmonics of 'Dusk' to the stipped back synth jitters of 'Distant Echoes' and dramatic soundscapes of 'Horizons', the man simply doesn't miss. His understanding and wielding of pad textures are pretty much unmatched, with a couple of standouts including the beautiful melodic leads of 'Elysian Fields', the acidic synthy twists of 'Okob' and of course, the sensitive sonic landscaping of the title track 'Soma', which through dripping percussion and perfect balancing, gives us a seriously impressive collection of audible experiences. Fantastic work!
Review: Ranging from the dubby and atmospheric to vocal and even poppy, Undertow kingpin Phaeleh resurfaces with the journeysome Embers LP. With swathes of classical strings and fanned basslines adding cushion to the stepped drums of "Unity", melodic ambient progressions find their way to both "Solace Of Tomorrow" and "Halo". Tabla percussion and industrial atmospheres meet with the bowed subs of "When You Left", leaving Amy Kikrpatrick's vocals to set free the evocative tales of both "Spellbound" and "Floods", the warmest track on Embers alongside the uplifting chords and keys of "Moving On".
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