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For a while Mr. Padilla had the idea to put out an album to pay tribute to George Mattson and his contributions and inventions to the synthesizer community since the ‘70s.”. Therefore, Craig limited himself to using modular synths only that Mr. Mattson built to creating the Berlin School music for “The Pulse of Life”, mastered expertly by Robert Rich. This coincided with the OtherSide label reaching out to him to release an analogue sequencer-based album on their roster. Intrinsic energy and powerful waves shine through the warm pads and sequences making up the five tracks, sometimes venturing in slightly psychedelic, hallucinogenic territory like in the opening piece. The fourth track is special to my ears due to its solid, deep sound design of broadening, smooth spiraling yet mesmerizing textural waves. What a feast to experience this with quality headphones. The 21-minute title track rounds out the recording in a dynamic, sequencer-driven fashion, on and off reminding of Steve Roach’s sounds and Teutonic vibes on “Now” and “Traveller”. All in all, this is a very nice piece of sequencer and modular synth art that will appeal to many. The physical version of “The Pulse of Life” is hand-numbered on the back and presented in a beautifully designed larger-sized collectible case. |
| Website: othersideaudio.bandcamp.com
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