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Axel Thesleff's second full-length concept LP sees him returning to his old muse, T.S. Eliot. Post-Bad Karma, Axel's style had become almost fully electronic - his acoustic sat unused while he continually improved his knowledge of Ableton and synthesis. The Hollow Men is that paradigm shift made almost tangible: where his earlier The Waste Land let its complex spoken-word rhythms skate freely, fading them in and out of intelligibility; here every word is legible, every stanza floating on its own beatless pillow of pads. The production is housey, and dark, and deep. This album remains in some ways the first day of the rest of his life, the intoxicating embrace of the bass sweeping away his preconceived musical notions. Never again would Axel Thesleff create a track that couldn't be improved with a subwoofer - never again would he touch on a T.S. Eliot poem. He giveth and he taketh away. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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