Hate to begin a review with a cliché like this, but, well, Well Spent Youth, Isolée's third full length album has been a long time coming. 6 years since 2005's We Are Monster came out on Playhouse Records, and a few intermittent remixes and singles have been all fans of Rajko Müller's particular blend of micro-house and techno have had to hold them over. But no longer! Drenched deeply with jazzy chords and clicks, pops and other squelchy noises, Well Spent Youth is a record which precisely describes the track of modern techno. The album art is a soft and ethereal piece of photography, and perhaps this is a good way to describe the musical content.
The bass sits comfortably below the waterline and adds a beautiful warm buzz and thump to the accompanying keys and sizzling hats and drums, and musical elements float in and out of frame as quickly and as subtly as they arrive. It's not as warm and poppy as We Are Monster. The arrangements have a real sense of space, certainly not hurrying anywhere but still telling a story regardless; with nary a venture below the 5 minute mark, the length of the tracks reflect this.
Definitely vibing this release and I'm sure if you're inclined to attend nights of the deeper variety this will become mandatory listening.
Isolée - Well Spent Youth (2011) [.zip /// MF]
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