'ARTIFACT' marks a new chapter in Parov Stelar’s creative career. For the album, the Austrian drew inspiration from fragments of memory, parallel worlds, and the fleeting nature of the moment.
The tracks range between sweeping pop and electronic concepts, late-Romantic grandeur, and cinematic power. Musically, this results in a very open and emotional language: electronic sounds merge with classical orchestration, strings, piano, and expansive soundscapes unfold alongside pulsating beats and grand melodies. It’s a sound that relies less on hooks and more on atmosphere, on musical associations rather than linearity - and culminates in hits such as 'Rebel Love', 'Falling Into Time'.
Despite its conceptual breadth, 'ARTIFACT' is a very personal work. It’s not just about the songs, but also about what lies behind them - about attitude and honesty, perhaps even a certain risk, because such grandeur takes courage. The artist himself says: “I never made music to look cool. I was never afraid of the big melody, never afraid of my feelings. I think there’s nothing more beautiful than being able to surprise yourself.” When you listen to 'ARTIFACT', you realize: These are not just empty words. They shape the album and give it its poise.
The tracks range between sweeping pop and electronic concepts, late-Romantic grandeur, and cinematic power. Musically, this results in a very open and emotional language: electronic sounds merge with classical orchestration, strings, piano, and expansive soundscapes unfold alongside pulsating beats and grand melodies. It’s a sound that relies less on hooks and more on atmosphere, on musical associations rather than linearity - and culminates in hits such as 'Rebel Love', 'Falling Into Time'.
Despite its conceptual breadth, 'ARTIFACT' is a very personal work. It’s not just about the songs, but also about what lies behind them - about attitude and honesty, perhaps even a certain risk, because such grandeur takes courage. The artist himself says: “I never made music to look cool. I was never afraid of the big melody, never afraid of my feelings. I think there’s nothing more beautiful than being able to surprise yourself.” When you listen to 'ARTIFACT', you realize: These are not just empty words. They shape the album and give it its poise.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: A grand, filmic electronic odyssey that has as much to do classical music as it does electronic, there are huge swathes of orchestral grandeur while soaring arpeggios intertwine and echo. It's all very lovely and grand sounding.TRACK LISTING
1. Artifact
2. Shiver
3. Six Feet Underground (Artifact Version) Ft. Claudia Kane
4. Rebel Love
5. Hyper Body
6. Interlude One
7. Falling Into Time
8. In Between
9. Absentis Mater
10. Maybe Tomorrow
11. Walking On Clouds
12. The Fortune Teller
13. The Forest
14. Dystopia