Love Is A Flame In The Dark
Karl D’Silva
Love Is A Flame In The Dark
Boomkat Product Review:
Veritable one man band Karl D'Silva knocks down the wall between Prince and Nine Inch Nails on his debut album, spiking '80s power ballads with post-industrial sonics and virtuosic sax work.
'Love is a Flame in the Dark' might be D'Silva's first proper album, but he's been active on the scene for years, playing in noise rock band Drunk In Hell and Riot Season's OZO, and sharing the stage with everyone from Siege to Rian Treanor. Still, none of that will prepare you for this material; described by D'Silva as "transcendental spectral pop music", it's the kind of high concept, max reverb radio biz that fell just before the Berlin Wall. D'Silva plays everything himself, bellowing confidently and adding guitar and sax to his meticulously layered electronic backdrops, and the result is one part Tangerine Dream, one part A.G. Cook and one part 'Batman'-era Prince. It's funny how this stuff reels back around - D'Silva isn't the only artist to re-appropriate power pop this year, just check Sun Araw's 'Lifetime'.
But D'Silva is more interested in writing proper songs than lysergically altering the formula. He's an adept arranger, and honestly if someone told us this was a lost fusion gem from 1987 we'd probably believe it. The brushed-clean vocal takes and angular rhythms - never mind the era-specific synthwork - take us back to simpler times, and when D'Silva cracks his knuckles with the sound design, it's never showy enough to break the fourth wall.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Veritable one man band Karl D'Silva knocks down the wall between Prince and Nine Inch Nails on his debut album, spiking '80s power ballads with post-industrial sonics and virtuosic sax work.
'Love is a Flame in the Dark' might be D'Silva's first proper album, but he's been active on the scene for years, playing in noise rock band Drunk In Hell and Riot Season's OZO, and sharing the stage with everyone from Siege to Rian Treanor. Still, none of that will prepare you for this material; described by D'Silva as "transcendental spectral pop music", it's the kind of high concept, max reverb radio biz that fell just before the Berlin Wall. D'Silva plays everything himself, bellowing confidently and adding guitar and sax to his meticulously layered electronic backdrops, and the result is one part Tangerine Dream, one part A.G. Cook and one part 'Batman'-era Prince. It's funny how this stuff reels back around - D'Silva isn't the only artist to re-appropriate power pop this year, just check Sun Araw's 'Lifetime'.
But D'Silva is more interested in writing proper songs than lysergically altering the formula. He's an adept arranger, and honestly if someone told us this was a lost fusion gem from 1987 we'd probably believe it. The brushed-clean vocal takes and angular rhythms - never mind the era-specific synthwork - take us back to simpler times, and when D'Silva cracks his knuckles with the sound design, it's never showy enough to break the fourth wall.
Boomkat Product Review:
Veritable one man band Karl D'Silva knocks down the wall between Prince and Nine Inch Nails on his debut album, spiking '80s power ballads with post-industrial sonics and virtuosic sax work.
'Love is a Flame in the Dark' might be D'Silva's first proper album, but he's been active on the scene for years, playing in noise rock band Drunk In Hell and Riot Season's OZO, and sharing the stage with everyone from Siege to Rian Treanor. Still, none of that will prepare you for this material; described by D'Silva as "transcendental spectral pop music", it's the kind of high concept, max reverb radio biz that fell just before the Berlin Wall. D'Silva plays everything himself, bellowing confidently and adding guitar and sax to his meticulously layered electronic backdrops, and the result is one part Tangerine Dream, one part A.G. Cook and one part 'Batman'-era Prince. It's funny how this stuff reels back around - D'Silva isn't the only artist to re-appropriate power pop this year, just check Sun Araw's 'Lifetime'.
But D'Silva is more interested in writing proper songs than lysergically altering the formula. He's an adept arranger, and honestly if someone told us this was a lost fusion gem from 1987 we'd probably believe it. The brushed-clean vocal takes and angular rhythms - never mind the era-specific synthwork - take us back to simpler times, and when D'Silva cracks his knuckles with the sound design, it's never showy enough to break the fourth wall.
Boomkat Product Review:
Veritable one man band Karl D'Silva knocks down the wall between Prince and Nine Inch Nails on his debut album, spiking '80s power ballads with post-industrial sonics and virtuosic sax work.
'Love is a Flame in the Dark' might be D'Silva's first proper album, but he's been active on the scene for years, playing in noise rock band Drunk In Hell and Riot Season's OZO, and sharing the stage with everyone from Siege to Rian Treanor. Still, none of that will prepare you for this material; described by D'Silva as "transcendental spectral pop music", it's the kind of high concept, max reverb radio biz that fell just before the Berlin Wall. D'Silva plays everything himself, bellowing confidently and adding guitar and sax to his meticulously layered electronic backdrops, and the result is one part Tangerine Dream, one part A.G. Cook and one part 'Batman'-era Prince. It's funny how this stuff reels back around - D'Silva isn't the only artist to re-appropriate power pop this year, just check Sun Araw's 'Lifetime'.
But D'Silva is more interested in writing proper songs than lysergically altering the formula. He's an adept arranger, and honestly if someone told us this was a lost fusion gem from 1987 we'd probably believe it. The brushed-clean vocal takes and angular rhythms - never mind the era-specific synthwork - take us back to simpler times, and when D'Silva cracks his knuckles with the sound design, it's never showy enough to break the fourth wall.
Estimated Release Date: 18 October 2024
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Boomkat Product Review:
Veritable one man band Karl D'Silva knocks down the wall between Prince and Nine Inch Nails on his debut album, spiking '80s power ballads with post-industrial sonics and virtuosic sax work.
'Love is a Flame in the Dark' might be D'Silva's first proper album, but he's been active on the scene for years, playing in noise rock band Drunk In Hell and Riot Season's OZO, and sharing the stage with everyone from Siege to Rian Treanor. Still, none of that will prepare you for this material; described by D'Silva as "transcendental spectral pop music", it's the kind of high concept, max reverb radio biz that fell just before the Berlin Wall. D'Silva plays everything himself, bellowing confidently and adding guitar and sax to his meticulously layered electronic backdrops, and the result is one part Tangerine Dream, one part A.G. Cook and one part 'Batman'-era Prince. It's funny how this stuff reels back around - D'Silva isn't the only artist to re-appropriate power pop this year, just check Sun Araw's 'Lifetime'.
But D'Silva is more interested in writing proper songs than lysergically altering the formula. He's an adept arranger, and honestly if someone told us this was a lost fusion gem from 1987 we'd probably believe it. The brushed-clean vocal takes and angular rhythms - never mind the era-specific synthwork - take us back to simpler times, and when D'Silva cracks his knuckles with the sound design, it's never showy enough to break the fourth wall.
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