Blush Response – Dimensional Research (Album – Kontaktor Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Technoid, Industrial.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: “Dimensional Research” is the second album by Joey Gonzalez released in 2023. The work has been released by the brand-new Latvian label Kontaktor Records.
Content: The previous album “Neuroscape” already revealed a more Experimental approach while holding onto a Dark- and Industrial driven Techno basis. This work moves on a step further by creating a kind of Experimental chaos featuring fragmented vocals effects mixed with multiple noises and other analogue sound effects.
+ + + : Joey Gonzalez is definitely exploring different and less accessible sonic paths. He however remains a true sound architect creating his modular sounds and noises with a true passion and devotion for the ‘beauty’ of the sound. This way Blush Response has developed a very own sound you can’t compare to any other artist. I however prefer the more ‘accessible’ side of the album featured at the more minimal sounding pieces “Dimensional Research” and “Solar Warden”. I also like the harder sounding “Predatory Algorithms” reflecting a kind of controlled sonic chaos.
– – – : This album isn’t exactly the most accessible work from Blush Response; it’s a kind of structured chaos that will appeal for analogue sound operators.
Conclusion: Visionary Experimental music at the edge of Industrial-Techno.
Best songs: “Dimensional Research”, “Solar Warden”, “Predatory Algorithms”, “Supermembrane”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/blushresponseofficial
Label: www.facebook.com/ericasynths
About Blush Response
Blush Response is the solo project of Joey Gonzalez, built around modular hardware and analogue sound treatments. The project’s debut album “Neuroscape” set out a dark, Industrial-driven Techno basis with a more Experimental edge; “Dimensional Research” pushes further into fragmented vocal effects and noise, released via the Latvian label Kontaktor Records. Side-Line later covered the project in a joint interview with Statiqbloom.
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