Monochrome Gravity
Monochrome Gravity is stylistically the same as Dislodged Resonance, though it's less varied, having a trademark sound characterized by multiple layers of keyboard waves and drones of varying pitches, colors, and hues. Some are dark and foreboding. Others are heavenly and angelic. Slowly developing Tangerine Dreamy ambient space tracks feature all the bands' fun bleeps and various other freaky sounds to go with it. Lots of dark, slowly developing space atmospherics with a heavy focus on sound development. Drones of every imaginable pulsating pitch, twist and turn while throbbing, squealing electronics pierce our brains. It's often a frightening world we're in traveling in, continually having to fend off attacks from every direction. One need only start with the album's 21 minute title track to experience the full breadth of this duo's sense of space and sound.
In summary, The Interstellar Cementmixers rank among the best of the current electronic space bands. The keyboard sounds on these albums will bring tears to your eyes. And I know I say this all the time but headphones and complete relaxation are required to fully benefit from the depth of The Interstellar Cementmixers' journeys. Start with Dislodged Resonance.
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