Choreographies of Decay
J.Doursou
Choreographies of Decay
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Influenced by Japanese butoh, dystopian video games, and Dario Argento's "Suspiria", J. Doursou's first release under his own name is a dark, suffocating orchestra of synthesized swells, overdriven electronics, and creaky field recordings.
Previously working under the moniker MY.HEAD, Doursou here relays a series of "sonic instructions for dancing at the end of the world". He was initially inspired by the butoh traditions that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and how dance was used as a form of physical catharsis, and combines the concept with the post-apocalyptic imagery of "The Last of Us" and "Nier: Automata", and the supernatural surrealism of "Suspiria" to arrive at a palette that's rich but unsettling. It's his intention to create a "soundtrack to the moment", as the world slowly recovers from a pandemic and struggles to overcome a spectrum of extinction level events. Cheery stuff then.
The album's opener is called 'buildings will become their tombstones' if that gives you an indication of what to expect, and it's a grim soundscape that uses electronic pads like orchestral builds, punctuating the sound with HD low-end booms for cinematic effect. The best moments sound like a videogame soundtrack reduced to cinder using a similar quiet-loud sonic toolbox as the power ambient crew - Ben Frost, Tim Hecker, et al.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Influenced by Japanese butoh, dystopian video games, and Dario Argento's "Suspiria", J. Doursou's first release under his own name is a dark, suffocating orchestra of synthesized swells, overdriven electronics, and creaky field recordings.
Previously working under the moniker MY.HEAD, Doursou here relays a series of "sonic instructions for dancing at the end of the world". He was initially inspired by the butoh traditions that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and how dance was used as a form of physical catharsis, and combines the concept with the post-apocalyptic imagery of "The Last of Us" and "Nier: Automata", and the supernatural surrealism of "Suspiria" to arrive at a palette that's rich but unsettling. It's his intention to create a "soundtrack to the moment", as the world slowly recovers from a pandemic and struggles to overcome a spectrum of extinction level events. Cheery stuff then.
The album's opener is called 'buildings will become their tombstones' if that gives you an indication of what to expect, and it's a grim soundscape that uses electronic pads like orchestral builds, punctuating the sound with HD low-end booms for cinematic effect. The best moments sound like a videogame soundtrack reduced to cinder using a similar quiet-loud sonic toolbox as the power ambient crew - Ben Frost, Tim Hecker, et al.
Boomkat Product Review:
Influenced by Japanese butoh, dystopian video games, and Dario Argento's "Suspiria", J. Doursou's first release under his own name is a dark, suffocating orchestra of synthesized swells, overdriven electronics, and creaky field recordings.
Previously working under the moniker MY.HEAD, Doursou here relays a series of "sonic instructions for dancing at the end of the world". He was initially inspired by the butoh traditions that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and how dance was used as a form of physical catharsis, and combines the concept with the post-apocalyptic imagery of "The Last of Us" and "Nier: Automata", and the supernatural surrealism of "Suspiria" to arrive at a palette that's rich but unsettling. It's his intention to create a "soundtrack to the moment", as the world slowly recovers from a pandemic and struggles to overcome a spectrum of extinction level events. Cheery stuff then.
The album's opener is called 'buildings will become their tombstones' if that gives you an indication of what to expect, and it's a grim soundscape that uses electronic pads like orchestral builds, punctuating the sound with HD low-end booms for cinematic effect. The best moments sound like a videogame soundtrack reduced to cinder using a similar quiet-loud sonic toolbox as the power ambient crew - Ben Frost, Tim Hecker, et al.
Boomkat Product Review:
Influenced by Japanese butoh, dystopian video games, and Dario Argento's "Suspiria", J. Doursou's first release under his own name is a dark, suffocating orchestra of synthesized swells, overdriven electronics, and creaky field recordings.
Previously working under the moniker MY.HEAD, Doursou here relays a series of "sonic instructions for dancing at the end of the world". He was initially inspired by the butoh traditions that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and how dance was used as a form of physical catharsis, and combines the concept with the post-apocalyptic imagery of "The Last of Us" and "Nier: Automata", and the supernatural surrealism of "Suspiria" to arrive at a palette that's rich but unsettling. It's his intention to create a "soundtrack to the moment", as the world slowly recovers from a pandemic and struggles to overcome a spectrum of extinction level events. Cheery stuff then.
The album's opener is called 'buildings will become their tombstones' if that gives you an indication of what to expect, and it's a grim soundscape that uses electronic pads like orchestral builds, punctuating the sound with HD low-end booms for cinematic effect. The best moments sound like a videogame soundtrack reduced to cinder using a similar quiet-loud sonic toolbox as the power ambient crew - Ben Frost, Tim Hecker, et al.
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