Norwegian label INNER ROBOTIC RECORDS may not be a household name just yet, but since they started out they have released a small handful of items of interest to connoisseurs of electronic music. Their latest production is a 7 inch vinyl single, sporting the talents of Jan M. Iversen, Ole Christensen, Michael Chocholka and Steven Cerio in a project so far unnamed.
The A-side is taken up by Behind Doors of Water, a slow ambient oriented piece of electronic music with a dark synth texture ebbing and flowing in an unassuming manner as the backbone of this piece, with a myriad of light toned electronic sounds and rhythms nervously swirling on top. The title of this creation kind of invites an association towards a location beneath the sea somewhere, the dark synth texture the very deep sea atmosphere itself and the swirling rhythms and sounds the myriads of lifeforms living there, nervously observing everything going on and constantly moving about creating a natural ebb and flow in intensity. A slow rhythm starts a fadeout, a likely association that we’re slowly leaving the premises behind in the care of those who belong there. Goodbye and thanks for letting us observe.
The B-side You Caught Me By Surprise takes us back to this setting, but 90 second or so into this revisit the scene is invaded by a more dominating synth texture, also with an ebb and flow movement to it and supported by a slow rhythm. The very same that heralded the lead-out on the A-side of this single unless I’m much mistaken. This new arrangement invades and takes over, all the light sounds and rhythms previously around now gone and the dark and gentle synth backbone hidden due to this new presence. A setting which presents a number of different possibilities as far as likely associations go. The most important part is that it’s an intriguing experience to listen to however, and that is something I can easily subscribe to.
If careful, ambient oriented electronic music is something you tend to enjoy, and you prefer music of that kind to shy away from the accessible new age grounds and rather stick to a somewhat darker and introspective universe, this latest vinyl single from Inner Robotic Records might just be something you’ll enjoy.
My rating: 100/100
