: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: David August : Album.......: D'Angelo : : Label.......: PIAS .. .:.. . Genre.......: Electronic : Catnr.......: . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2020-08-04 Str.date....: 2018-10-12 Quality.....: 258kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://davidaugust.bandcamp.com/ ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Narciso 8:40 2. D'Angelo 6:28 3. 33Chants 5:34 4. Florence 1:40 5. The Life Of Merisi 9:15 6. Elysian Fields 3:31 7. True Heart 5:16 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 40:24 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 79.55 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: David August, on his new record DÆANGELO, has served up a :, : dizzyingly simple blend of noirish soundscapes, gothic rock, : :' early electronic music and Ibiza chillout sounds that ': ,: ultimately results in fresh, deeply engaging sound. He lists :, : himself as a producer and a composer, and you could : :' realistically add ævisionaryÆ to that list. ': ,: :, : The sound itself is tough to categorise, especially owing to the : :' variety of sounds that he blends together û yet the whole ': ,: record seems to be seamless in execution, mixing an orchestral :, : scope with a kinetic, club energy. ItÆs a fascinating idea. ItÆd : :' be closer to ægothÆ than any other genre, especially because ': ,: everything on the record sounds like it was recorded with Twin :, : Peaks in mind. Wherever you put Chromatics in your mental : :' catalogue, this will go right alongside them. ': ,: :, : Yet more fascinating is the apparent backstory to the album: the : :' press release mentions influences from across the artistic ': ,: spectrum. Firstly, he mentions that the town he grew up in û :, : Palestrina (just outside of Rome) - as being incredibly : :' important in helping him infuse emotional, sentimental weight ': ,: into his compositions. He also says that DÆANGELOÆs æspiritualÆ :, : inspiration is drawn primarily from ItalyÆs artistic heritage, : :' and how certain artists ôbroke boundariesö, such as Italian ': ,: master Caravaggio. The album was made, in part, as an homage to :, : the painterÆs use of light and shade in his glorious : :' masterpieces. ': ,: :, : There are more than a few moments of equivalent beauty here: the : :' masterful ôTRUE HEARTö is kohl-black goth-rock with a ': ,: beautifully romantic edge. Like Cold Cave doing Echo & The :, : Bunnymen at half-speed. In a David Lynch movie. : :' ': ,: Then thereÆs the gleaming, smoothly seductive ô33CHANTSö, which :, : mixes psychedelic chimes with thudding club beats. The : :' noir-disco of the title track is much in the same vein, with an ': ,: achingly slow build û it sounds halfway between the crisp edges :, : of Kraftwerk and the scummy stench of Suicide. ItÆll make you : :' wish that this sound was explored in much greater detail: itÆs ': ,: amongst the finest six minutes of cerebral club music youÆll :, : hear all year. : :' ': ,: Album centrepiece ôTHE LIFE OF MERISIö û which clocks in at over :, : nine minutes û is a masterpiece, the second on the album. ItÆs : :' constructed with maximum tension in mind û August's voice ': ,: floats over a relentless but restrained motorik beat, while :, : various goth rock signifiers howl in and around the central : :' aural line, forming a grotesque sonic miasma. ThereÆs ': ,: Bauhaus/Stooge-ian sax, Cure-esque guitar and a sense of scope :, : Trent Reznor would be proud of. : :' ': ,: Despite a preposterous æconceptÆ, DÆANGELO is a success. It will :, : undoubtedly find fans, as it offers something thatÆs borderline : :' essential for soundtracking nights out in a modern urban ': ,: dystopia: something real. Something tangible. Something pure. :, : Something that sounds like our everyday lives, our commutes and : :' our headaches. ': ,: :, : The only slight downside is that there just simply is not enough : :' of this album to make a lasting impact û at seven songs, it ': ,: needs a second disc of remixes, reworks or extended versions to :, : make it the project it deserves to be. It could have ended up on : :' album of the year lists if were only twenty minutes longer. ': ,: Sadly, it may not even get the coverage it deserves as it is. :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 0 \/