┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Ostinatos presents: │ │ │ │ Conjure One - Innovation Zero │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ │ │ Artist: Conjure One │ │ Album : Innovation Zero │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ Genre : Trance │ │ Date : 2022-06-30 │ │ Encoder : LAME 3.100 (-V0) │ │ Quality : 260 kbps avg │ │ 4410kHz / Joint Stereo │ │ Track(s) : 10 │ │ Playtime : 00:53:14 │ │ Size : 104.33MB │ │ Language : English │ │ Source : CD │ │ Label : Black Hole Recordings │ │ Catalognr : BHCD216 │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────[ ReleaseNotes ]───────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ │ │ 2022 marks two decades since Rhys Fulber took his studio life beyond │ │ the realms of Delerium, with the self-titled LP, æConjure OneÆ. Since, │ │ his longplayers under the name have been near clockwork in their timing │ │ and consistency. Through LP milestones like æExtraordinary WaysÆ, │ │ æExilarchÆ & æHoloscenicÆ, every five years or so heÆs given discerning │ │ electronic music lovers something to listen toà and plenty to immerse │ │ in. │ │ │ │ While æInnovation ZeroÆs title is somewhat ironically self-deprecating, │ │ what cannot be denied is that Rhys found his niche in the downtempo │ │ arts. With next to no regard for clubfloors and a focus dialled into │ │ sumptuous mood & sonic tapestry, the Fulber you knew then is very much │ │ the one you have today. │ │ │ │ Across ten atmospherically-charged numbers, Conjure One places mood, │ │ ambiance and character before all else. With joined-up lyric writing │ │ from a small but dedicated cohort of vocalists, and technique, style & │ │ production system beyond measure, the thinking personÆs music maker has │ │ done it again. │ │ │ │ Reasonably enough, the album opens with its first two singles. Between │ │ the mellow and measured drama of the Jaren sung æAnimalsÆ and JezaÆs │ │ spine-tingling linger on æWolves at the DoorÆ, the vocalists cast the │ │ shadows long over æInnovation ZeroÆ. │ │ │ │ Throughout, Jeza demonstrably proves to be a vocal muse for Rhys. │ │ Across its number, the UK-born/US-based singer haunts up a storm on no │ │ less than five of its tracks. æSigns of LifeÆ and æFuture SightÆ ably │ │ balance crystal clear lyrical lines with more opaquely metaphorical │ │ ones - seeding a curious sense of optimism into its tonal melancholia. │ │ Conversely, æHideÆ and æWheels Come OffÆ wear their life-worn │ │ experiences high up on their sleeve. │ │ │ │ After æAnimalsÆ, the extraordinary range of JarenÆs instantly │ │ recognisable and much-loved voice makes a second appearance. At │ │ æInnovation ZeroÆs midpoint, she wrestles hope from despair with æI │ │ DonÆt Want To Go ThereÆ. │ │ │ │ In its latter stages, the album travels on to more instrumental │ │ pastures. æAbkhaziaÆ dreamily loops an eastern harmony over its │ │ downtempo breaks - becoming nothing less than hypnotic over its │ │ runtime. In similar style, Leah Randi contributes her vocal tones to │ │ the majestic æFlood TideÆ, while the albumÆs glacially paced and │ │ cinematically styled title track dΘnouement gives æInnovation ZeroÆ its │ │ perfect swansong. │ │ │ │ Mixing ambient atmospheres with fractions of electronica and shades of │ │ breaks & progressive, once heard, the evocations of Conjure OneÆs fifth │ │ longplayer will not soon be forgotten. │ │ │ │ ┌──────────────────────────────[ Tracklist ]─────────────────────────────┐ │ │ : : │ │ [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ 1. Conjure One with Jeza - Wolves at the Door [ 6:37] │ │ 2. Conjure One with Jaren - Animals [ 4:40] │ │ 3. Conjure One with Jeza - Future Sight [ 6:36] │ │ 4. Conjure One with Jeza - Signs of Life [ 6:39] │ │ 5. Conjure One with Jaren - I DonÆt Want To Go There [ 4:29] │ │ 6. Conjure One with Jeza - Hide [ 5:02] │ │ 7. Conjure One with Jeza - Wheels Come Off [ 4:10] │ │ 8. Conjure One - Abkhazia [ 6:04] │ │ 9. Conjure One with Leah Randi - Flood Tide [ 6:13] │ │ 10.Conjure One - Innovation Zero [ 2:44] │ │ [ ] │ │ [ ] │ │ │ │ 00:53:14 │ │ ------- │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘