{"product_id":"alberta-balsam-presale-tbd-higher-dreams-vinyl-12-dekmantel-dkmntl080","title":"Alberta Balsam - (PRESALE TBD) HIGHER DREAMS (VINYL 12\" Dekmantel DKMNTL080) |","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHIPS BY RELEASE DATE (TBD)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eArtist: Alberta Balsam\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTitle: HIGHER DREAMS\u003cbr\u003e\r\nLabel: Dekmantel Records\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCatalog Number: DKMNTL080\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFormat: 12inch Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRelease Date: 01\/01\/40\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eStyles: House, Electro, Techno\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1: Atuan Tombs\r\n\u003caudio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" loading=\"lazy\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" preload=\"meta\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejay.de\/streamit\/4\/6\/984846a.mp3\" style=\"display:block\"\u003e \u003c\/audio\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA2: Cascade\r\n\u003caudio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" loading=\"lazy\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" preload=\"meta\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejay.de\/streamit\/4\/6\/984846b.mp3\" style=\"display:block\"\u003e \u003c\/audio\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB1: Metanoia\r\n\u003caudio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" loading=\"lazy\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" preload=\"meta\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejay.de\/streamit\/4\/6\/984846c.mp3\" style=\"display:block\"\u003e \u003c\/audio\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB2: Higher Dreams\r\n\u003caudio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" loading=\"lazy\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" preload=\"meta\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejay.de\/streamit\/4\/6\/984846d.mp3\" style=\"display:block\"\u003e \u003c\/audio\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB3: Suspended In The Manifold\r\n\u003caudio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" loading=\"lazy\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" preload=\"meta\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deejay.de\/streamit\/4\/6\/984846e.mp3\" style=\"display:block\"\u003e \u003c\/audio\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSpiralling through the space-time continuum, Alberta Balsam's debut EP amalgamates clipped breakbeat with lithe IDM and sawtooth electro. Inspired by the visionary author Ursula K. Le Guin, the vinyl is presented by Dekmantel Records together with a transcendental sci-fi narrative. Printed on a poster-inlay designed by British artist Alex Morgan, the story tells of a quest for survival on a planet ravaged by ecological collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIn a bid to rescue all lifeforms from impending destruction, a lone holobot frantically consults her neurobiological interface. Humans can no longer subsist on Earth: waterways are contaminated, and the unbreathable atmosphere has taken on a toxic purple, almost holographic hue. Faced with environmental apocalypse, she turns skyward, to take root among the stars. With nods to the utopian futurism, attunement to nature and alien visions of pioneering electronic artists such as Drexciya and Delia Derbyshire, Alberta transmutes a synergy that's entirely her own. Higher Dreams journeys elsewhere on a passage that's equal parts intergalactic and introspective, questioning how, on the brink of the abyss, we can find hope.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBlasting off the A-side with 'Atuan Tombs' – a reference to Le Guin's masterful Tales From Earthsea series – a cyborg voice narrates plundering through the skeletal remains of an urban landscape. Hollowed out kick-drums thunder in 'Cascade;' glitched-out beats that shatter into incandescent, intricate melodies. On the B-side, the titular track crescendos, it’s biblical vocals conveying the gravitas of an approaching dystopia. Yet Higher Dreams is far from doom-inducing – the EP closes off with ‘Suspended in the Manifold,' the vibrant Roland TR-808 rhythm fuelled by the colossal power of a solar flare.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRenowned for her live hardware-based sets, Alberta flexes her immeasurable skill as a tech-savvy producer adept at constructing danceable, yet simultaneously lush and expansive interludes. Having trained as an epidemiologist, the theme of care reverberates through her music. Crucially, she regards dance as medicine – a primordial remedy to sustain our interconnected existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: NEW\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: TECHNO\/ELECTRO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel: Dekmantel Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatalog Number: DKMNTL080\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Type: 12\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alberta Balsam","offers":[{"title":"- TECHNO\/ELECTRO *NEW*","offer_id":45204811612275,"sku":"NZ4BW6-UX0R-H0","price":16.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0500\/7837\/files\/house-new_LCseX.jpg?v=1783612272","url":"https:\/\/www.lovevinylrecords.com\/products\/alberta-balsam-presale-tbd-higher-dreams-vinyl-12-dekmantel-dkmntl080","provider":"Love Vinyl Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}