About this item

It's always a good day when a Pure Life record lands on my desk. This time, it's been a little while since it landed on my desk (sorry Andrew xx) but if anything, that's made the wait all the sweeter. As ever, the visual aesthetic of any PL record is absolutely on point, and anyone who heard the piccadilly chart-bothering Cult Member release from earlier this year will know, the quality of the music is always first rate. 

This time sees the shadowy Phazma smash out a bristling neon-city filled suite that is both incredibly futuristic and forward-facing while effortlessly absorbing and reconstituting elements of all of my favourite electronic music from the 90's and 00's. There are hints of flickering braindance and alien textures, slamming acid breaks and snappy hi-passed breakbeats, woozy aquatic drift and the solid core of meditative ambience and crsyalline digital percussion. In short, if you're a fan of any sort of electronic music with a bit of drive, you'd do well to pick up this beauty. Big recommend. 

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Impeccably manicured avant dance music that's both wildly inventive and perfectly produced, encompassing elements of breakbeat, braindance, IDM and a whole host of others seamlessly. A triumph in design and execution, and another release that's perfect for legendary MCR synth institution, Pure Life.

TRACK LISTING

1. 2049 03:12
2. RONIN 04:33
3. Dead Aim 05:05
4. Ninsei 05:57
5. Futurizms 03:56
6. Flash Clone 05:36
7. Brain Dive 06:17
8. Ishimura 05:24
9. Cyber City 04:32