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In a world of technology overload Grant Beasley gives his instruments purpose. Letting loose with buoyant facility he indulges in the most pleasurably poetic electronic escapade of The Consolation Engine (100:04). Achieving a compelling combination of scale, form, color and composition this album envelopes us in sound that is as rich in texture as it is in emotion. Honoring the listener across ten tracks in a mixture of delicacy and electrical energy this album emerges as does light through fog. Brilliantly blending and melding in machine syncopation, sequencer arrangements extend and echo across an expanse of synthesized sound. Wherever pulsing arpeggio chords break down in cycling tone patterns, suspended synth strings detail a build up of charge. The Consolation Engine develops steadily, expanding and advancing outward, fairly vibrating with new energy, descending then into a seamless gradient of harmony, melody and rhythm. Representing the enigmatic cool of the interstellar traveler, this release proves assured and satisfying - all while smiling warmly at the future.
- Chuck van Zyl/STAR'S END 6 August 2026 |
