Conjure One - Holoscenic

Conjure One
Holoscenic
2015
Conjure One - Holoscenic

Conjure One follows in the same vein as Seven Lions, creating grand episodic electronic music that is more about painting a picture than getting people dancing. This new LP Holoscenic seems to do just that, it almost functions as an intergalactic soundtrack taking you on a journey as you listen. Towards the end of the record it even becomes less about electronic music and more just about composing. The entire exercise that is the album feels completely free devoid of any constraints that a genre or a concept may put upon him. Rhys Fulber the producer behind Conjure One uses the piano as his main ally throughout the album letting it almost dance around whatever the electronic elements are doing. Each track is almost a reset then a wake up from a dream into something really beautiful, even though you would never call this record bright there is a light that comes through. It is a total surprise and a complete encapsulating experience listening to this record.

There are times when you are listening to this record when you have to pinch yourself because it does put you in a type of trance that it is hard to escape. It is so easy to get lost in the music and it's soothing qualities that you don't want to loose some of the great little elements that are happening in the background. It is quite hard to pick out one or two tracks that really are standouts because the entire record works as one unit. The tracks don't exactly mix into one another, instead each one sort of sets the stage for the next allowing for a seamless listening experience. It would be quite easy to put Holoscenic into the ambient category because it kind easily be background noise, but it is so much more than than so much more complex. You have to listen to this album for yourself to really get it, so hurry up and check out Conjure One.

8.3 out of 10