Fractal – Human Error (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, Cinematographic-EBM.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Behind Fractal is hiding Polish producer Tomasz Lukowicz. Next to “Human Error” he released another album (cf. “A Unique Hybrid”) the same day, both works being Fractal’s debut.
Content: The opening song clearly indicates the inspiration and sound of Fractal. This is an instrumental Electronic composition, which is driven by abyssal atmospheres and overwhelming sound blasts. Some passages remind me of early Delerium so in the end this work sounds a bit like a EBM-Soundtrack.
+ + + : Releasing an instrumental album remains a tricky business. But Fractal masterly succeeded in this exercise; using deep bass lines, achieving overwhelming –and sometimes somewhat Psychedelic, atmospheres, but most of all dealing with an intelligent and elaborated production. The last song brings a true climax to the opus.
– – – : The songs feature a few samplings, but a bit more spoken passages would have been cool.
Conclusion: Fractal is an interesting newcomer, which took me by surprise achieving an exciting instrumental EBM-driven work.
Best songs: “Synasthesia”, “Vox 7bq”, “Gravity Is The Problem”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/tomasz.lukowicz.1
Label: www.label.aliens.sk / www.facebook.com/pages/Aliens-production-label/200028820052578
About Fractal
Fractal is the solo project of Polish producer Tomasz Lukowicz. “Human Error” was released on 8 June 2021 by Aliens Production and holds nine tracks: “Collision”, “Bio – Security”, “Vox 7bq”, “Nostromo”, “A.I.”, “Perfect tragedy”, “Gravity is the problem”, “Bass hunter” and “Synasthesia”. The label describes the record as a cyber soundtrack built on hybrid beats and minimalist sounds.
The project stayed with the same label afterwards. Side-Line reviewed “Equilibrium” in December 2021, “Access Denied” in January 2022 and “Hologram” in May 2022, then Fractal – Antidote (Album – Aliens Production) in August 2023. “Network” followed in 2024 and “Overload” later that year.
The most recent entry in the discography is Fractal – Hide In The Light (Digital/CD Album – Aliens Production), reviewed in April 2026.
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