Dronelock – Theia EP [Sphere Gear]

Theia EP
Dronelock
LABEL: Sphere Gear | SG001
GENRE: Techno
RELEASED: 2014
MP3 DOWNLOAD SOURCE: WEB
BITRATE: 320kbps / 44100kHz / Full Stereo
TRACKS: 5
SIZE: 50.31 megs

TRACKLIST

1. Theia 5:51
2. Morphia 4:38
3. The Oath 3:56
4. In Human Form 2:20
5. Once Again 4:10

Total Playtime: 20:55 min

Sphere Gear is the latest chapter in a musical journey that began in 1999 with Weekend World Recordings and more recently evolved into Shadow Story, the label and home of Bradford duo Martin Cartledge and Alexander Church, aka Dronelock, and Serbian duo Boriz Noize and Dekode, aka Ontal. Operating as an offshoot of Shadow Story, the Sphere Gear imprint will release just 10 limited-press vinyl releases in its existence. Dronelock kick off Sphere Gear’s debut outing with ‘Theia’, a 5-track EP that delves into the darkest reaches of the duo’s abstract electronic world. The title track is a potent, claustrophobic opener, with chopper blades, caustic drones and eerie synth shimmers making for a turbulent and unsettling trip. ‘Morphia’ offers an antidote, washing over the senses with its all-consuming, ethereal ambience, before the menacing electro of ‘The Oath’ drags you right back out of the dream state. ‘In Human Form’ tests the senses further, a schizophrenic soundscape that balances dead silence and abrasive noise, leaving the EP to conclude with the dystopian techno march of ‘Once Again’, an unruly kick drum call-to-arms….