Hot on the heels of the 2021 HANDS debut “Myths And Consequences” comes this, new TEMPLER album: This time around producer Thomas Chalandon renounces any collaborations and remixes and instead focuses on distilling his trademark sound, which is “old school with contemporary means”. With this agenda, he dishes out nothing less than an instant classic, filled to the brim with highly potential hit tracks - a dark, energetic and brooding rhythmic beast.
“H.A.C.E.” surely draws from Chalandon’s background as a techno producer and DJ, as it never ceases to push further, and this combines perfectly with his appreciation for timeless rhythm’n’noise sounds: It is based on slow, massively distorted and bass-heavy rhythms that slip from standard time signatures often enough to generate a heavy tribal atmosphere. Sometimes these rhythms come ultimately pronounced and pounding (“Galaxy of Nowhere”), sometimes ultimately “off” (“Man Behind the Sun”).
Also, Chandalon has a real knack for providing each track with an irresistible hook: Ominous ritual chants, ethnic sounds, hymnic choral, repetitive glacial synths, incomprehensible speeches and rants are used to great effect and generate a hypnotic atmosphere.
Released Late May 2023 by Hands Productions.
Tracks Listing:
01. Global Interference System
02. Athos
03. Near distant Future
04. Teku (First Dose)
05. Modus Operandi
06. Boneshaker
07. Smokehead
08. Galaxy Of Nowhere
09. Teku (Second Dose)
10. Man Behind The Sun
11. I Beg You Mountain
12. Practise What You Preach
13. The Hymn To Ninkasi
14. Kageguchi
English