LPF12 – A Violent Silence (EP – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Electro-Ambient, IDM.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: Sascha Lemon never sleeps, and already released two new tracks.
Content: The German artist has mixed his favorite influences he has injected in his releases from the past years. This EP features 2 long duration cuts, which make me think of a sonic puzzle. The work is diversified and creates a harmonious bridge between Ambient space effects, intelligent IDM treatments and even Dark-Ambient passages. The songs are progressively evolving, creating a kind of soundtrack for an imaginary performance.
+ + + : Sascha Lemon is maybe releasing too much stuff, but he never disappoint his followers. “A Violent Silence” is a new and efficient work mixing sound intelligence and great atmospheres. Especially the Dark-Ambient passages are rather new in the work of LPF12, but here again he feels comfortable with the genre. The second cut “A Matter Of Persistence” is a brilliant piece for its sophisticated approach and eclectic style.
– – – : I regret that we only get 2 cuts here; this is one of his best works in the impressive LPF12 discography.
Conclusion: “A Violent Silence” stands for electronic modernism, the intersection between different, although related music genres.
Best songs: “A Matter Of Persistence”.
Rate: (8).
Artist: www.facebook.com/LPF12SL
About LPF12
LPF12 (from ‘low pass filter 12 dB’) is the solo project of German artist Sascha Lemon, active since 1993 with a series of cassette releases through 1995. After a fourteen-year break, Lemon revived the project in 2009 and has since released a steady stream of EPs and albums, including “Individual Suffering” and “A Sense Of Loss” on Ionium Records.
In 2020 alone the project issued “Black Flags Ahead” in January and “Million Mile Memory” in April, ahead of “The Weight Of Letting Go” in June and “A Violent Silence” in October.
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