Electrypnose - Subliminimal Melancholies Label: Ajana Records Catalogue nr.: AJACD006 Releasedate: 26-06-2006 EAN code: 4260089560116 http://www.ajana-records.com/ajacd006.htm Subliminal Melancholy is dark, glistening and beautiful and sounds unlike anything in psychedelic chill right now. Ghostly synth chords and haunting melody lines move and morph like oil in a lava lamp, defying gravity as they glide through shadowy passages and circle under threatening skies. The mood is positively gothic at times ala early Delerium, such as "New Wave" with its doomy piano figures and unresolved chord changes. The beats are an odd and varied concoction of slow to mid-tempos influenced by breaks, techno, dub and drum'n'bass, sometimes pulled part and reconstructed with striking originality. The music casts long shadows - Electrypnose is rather fond of minor keys - yet it falls well short of morbid gothic indulgence or avant noise. Excellent melodic writing is what gives these twilight atmospheres and meticulous sound design the necessary colour and emotion. Melancholy is a good thing it seems. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.