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Inner8

Inner8

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UND01 | 2015-06-29  
Philosophical and thematic ambition is on the increase in 21st century techno and electronic music, but this on its own isn't a guarantor of strong results: it still takes careful craftsmanship and deep personal commitment in order to bind these things to music which does not simply sound like 'hard work,' or like intellectual exhibitionism for its own sake. Daniele Antezza, with his past work in Dadub, is one artist who holds out promise to counteract this trend: he has already shown an ability to be rigorous in technique while still creating sonic results that entice with their ambiguity. His newest project, Inner8, also relies on such a paradoxical approach to sound, and in fact uses certain philosophical and existential paradoxes as the prima materia of the projectFrom the outset, Inner8 provides a heady mix of both contemplation and action, of esoteric and exoteric elements. Eastern devotional chant, processed drones, palpably phasing electronics and other indistinct ephemera from the undulating background against which seriously dense mid-tempo rhythms - not beholden to any specific 'dance' genre - work their magic.However, the album is not content simply to shine a harsh light upon certain social dynamics - it also focuses sufficiently on the need for private inquiry and the voyage of the 'psychonaut' into inner space. The overall strength of Inner8's approach can be attributed to this attempted reconciliation of individual and social action, and to the additional realization that personal quests do not have to be tantamount to a resigned quietism.At its core, Inner8 is a much-needed project in the contemporary art / media lanscape. Its disrust of simple "givens" in everything from politics to aesthetics, and its ability to find beauty even in those areas where truth cannot be attained, provide an excellent schematic for a debut album and for many interesting discussions to follow.

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