Michael Oscillate - Hyperbolic Hypnosis
of Luminescence
Michael Oscillate is a new and fresh solo act on the dark-ambient/drone scene. He has been active since the late 2020s and has so far been very productive with 3 digital EPs, and 3 albums. The first album was digital, the next one got out on cassette and this one which is the latest has been released on a beautiful digipack via his own label Leafland Audio. An 8 track-full-length with eight tracks on it.
The first track called Thermodynamic Redox sets the otherworldly ambient sound just right. A mysterious, slightly melancholic mood sets in. Icy and minimal like a quiet snow-covered landscape in the nighttime. Humming weightless drones, frosty and glittering electronic glitch sounds, haunting AM radio voices, noisy space sounds like from some UFO going right over your head. Kind of an X-files-episode-kind of setting. Excellent intro by all means!
The second track Serpentine Winds follows it nicely where the former track ended. A bit light and not as murky as the second one. Imagine how the sun sets over a frozen and snowy landscape. When frosty snowflakes evaporate into the thin air... creating a misty vapor for the sun to shine right through. A magical beautiful track that was.
The Third track Immunofluorescence starts with a creepy sort of intro, which then evolves into something... very deep and cosmic. A very surreal experience journey through sound. Acid-drenched analog sounds and lo-fi noise (in the background). A perfect soundtrack for one of those early Dr. Who episodes!.
The fourth track DORgone begins with subtle and quiet moods. There is a very kind of organic feel going on here, anyone who is (still) having hard times believing that electronic music hasn´t a soul within could be convinced by this piece. A lot of lovely subtle things going on here, lots of quiet things for the trained ear to notice. I love this kind of adventurous ear candy! Something for fans of Biosphere here.
The fifth track Lonely Souls almost reminds me of Lycia. Sort of a melancholic and slightly harsh dark-wave/ambient track. Too bad the track is only a bit over 2 minutes long. Lovely and exquisite two minutes.
The sixth track Murmurs being also a short track further adds more of the X-Files sort of a mystery-soundtrack theme to the album. I love the way how Michael slides melodies into the experimental soundscape here.
In the seventh track, Dislodge offers spoken words. If you are relaxing/chilling at this moment in a dark room, then you will be surprised by the filtered voice taking through your speakers (The same experience I had with an album with MZ.412). Interesting words to listen to ( if you ask me ). A very ritualistic sort of feel with this track.
The last track Cloud Condensation With Resonation being the outro for the album and the longest track as well. Sounds of those... humming glass-like drones in some sacred temple of sorts, sounds of rain, and birds in the background. Sounds like you are sitting under a ceiling made out of tinplates (The raindrops have a slightly metallic sound to them). More or those temple-ritual gong-sounds going on later on. A very hypnotic track made for meditation, to further explore hidden areas of your mind. Might just be my favorite track on the album, an incredible ambient track here.
A very cosmic but down-to-earth ambient treat for anyone who digs real ambient music. Not wellness ambient music here, but something with an adventurous and surreal edge to it. And it feels like a 100% completed album that has a story to tell, the story starts in the beginning and ends with the end. Like a book, if you ask me. a book almost without words but with sound. Go check it out!
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