Lovingly pinched from Rocked Up: The opening track of Atlantis’s second full-length studio album on Field Records, fizzes and clangs with an industrial hue beneath a wash of synthy fuzz that perhaps wouldn’t sound out-of-place on the Blade Runner soundtrack. It sets the tone for what is in the main, a largely over-produced collision of analog and digital instruments in the vein of 65daysofstatic but with its own very distinctive character.
Having supported some big names and landed a slot on the formidable ZXZW festival, Atlantis could easily gather a reputation to match their gigantic sound. The bleeps and throbbing saw waves are complimented by heavy guitars that mosh along at a slower pace than that of any 65DoS record and so the easy-to-make comparison crumbles quickly. ‘She loves All’ establishes its self with a gargantuan riff, only to drop for a spooky and surreal female vocal that leads the track to its end across a pure stadium-rock lick backed by a gorgeous soft-synth.
There’s enough eclectic instrumentation here too with reflective piano arpeggios and live kit chopped up and splattered amidst glitchy breaks and splashes of colour. The electronic influence is nicely braced against the foundation of a heavy, 4/4 staple.
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Tags: Album of the day, Ash West-Mullen, Atlantis, Field Records, Gilson Heitinga, Mistress of Ghosts, post rock, Rocked Up
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