ARIL BRIKHA - Ex Machina

ARIL BRIKHA - Ex Machina (Peacefrog) Comentários: Transmat's legendary Aril Brikha has released more material in the last twelve months then he had during the previous decade - the recent flurry of releases for the likes of the Poker Flat and Kompakt labels whetting the appetites of a dedicated audience and attaining the Swede a new following. "Ex Machina" is Aril's long awaited full-length debut for the Peacefrog label and across its 11 tracks it fuels the same Maximal, quasi-trance driven emotive techno that has typified his recent material. The album features all but one of the tracks that appeared on the pair of limited 12" samplers a few weeks back, and an additional 8 new pieces recorded over the last couple of years. Highlights include the epic transitional loveliness of "Leaving" and the reduced blue-mood jazz ambience of "Kept Within", the most Detroit-fuelled track on board. With more sublime photography courtesy of Jim Green, "Ex Machina" is quite a treat for those of you who've been waiting for this album to drop since "Deeparture In Time" was released way back at the turn of the century... in boomkat [Para Ouvir]