Review:
Lone – Galaxy Garden
I don’t
know much about Lone. His contempories
are supposed to be maximalist sound-bombers like Skrillex and Rustie, but like
the Sesame Street
The one way
you can draw parallels to those other artists is they none of them hold back
when it comes to sound. You find a
melody for your song? What if we chuck
another three melodies over the top of that?
You have a drum track? How about
we add multiple drum tracks, and have each one falling over the other to be the
top dog?
Reading the
above, you’re probably thinking that his music is too busy. It is busy, but Lone is able to juggle the juxtaposed
sounds deftly, so that each melody, drum track and sound effect is prominent in
the mix.
I’ve heard
the album recalls the heady (and hedonistic) jungle rave sounds of the early
90’s, and it’s definitely there.
Obviously there are certain musical choices that defined those early
Jungle records, and they all get a run here.
What this record does that other records influenced by that era don’t do
is capture the feelings of hope and happiness (however short-lived that may
have been) at the core of the early rave tracks.
Don’t get
it twisted though, this is no retro record.
‘Lying in the reeds’ comes early in the albums 14 track run, and it
defines Lone’s sound perfectly. The
melodies are layered often and early, and the effect of slowing, rewinding and
re-starting the lead melody has a trance-like effect. It’s like waking up in Osaka
‘Crystal
Caverns 1991’ is an evocative title, and it is one of the ‘happy house’ infused
tracks. It bangs, playing out like a
dupstep version of ‘Wearing My Rolex’ with Blade-Runner synths slapped across
the top of it.
If you like
your ‘loud’ music to be tuneful and melodic, rather than abrasive, then this is
for you. It’s an alternative to the
ballistics and a great record for those times when you just aren’t up for the
moshpit.
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