ASC - Hiding In Plain Sight [marbled vinyl in 3 different colours / printed sleeve]

Horo

£36.84

Format: 3 x 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: HOROEX39
Release Date: 31 Mar 2023
Genre: Electronica / Techno

Tracklisting
A1 ASC - No Mask
A2 ASC - A Whisper In Your Ghost
B1 ASC - Surface Encounters
B2 ASC - Overscan
C1 ASC - Dreadnought
C2 ASC - Orbiting Neptune
D1 ASC - Centrifuge
D2 ASC - Galaxies
E1 ASC - Pulsewave
E2 ASC - Dying Star
F1 ASC - Landslide
F2 ASC - Mirrored Sequence

Four years on from the release of Astral Projection, ASC's last LP for Horo, a re-listen reveals a body of work that still sounds prescient and current, mapping out a simmering landscape that stood proudly on it's own in the crowded world of electronica.

Hiding in Plain Sight takes the musical baton left by Astral Projection and expands the environment. The two opening tracks (No Mask, A Whisper In Your Ghost) are sumptuous palette cleansers that paint the walls with bliss. As we continue on, mesmerising waves of melancholy wash over Grey Area themed constructions, sometimes jagged (No Mask, Dying Star, Centrifuge, Galaxies), other times propulsive (Dreadnought, Surface Encounters). Pensive, frozen constructions that come off as soundtracks to movies only James has seen pepper the LP (Overscan, Dying Star, Mirrored Sequence) while the centrepiece of the LP soars unbound over stuttered, sculpted breaks (Orbiting Neptune).

ASC's great gift is his ability to create worlds of music that are densely layered and complex and yet project a sense of perfect effortlessness while they assimilate into your psyche.

Hiding In Plain Sight is not so much a journey, as a destination. A rich, full bodied alien planet intricately designed to envelop your senses.