Creative artistry reigns again, as the memorable SardineSuckerStudios deliver a conceptual and stylistic dose of unique, provocative sound-play.
The setup, melody, and spacious ambiance of The Sun Is Extinguished But There Is Hope proves as poignant and intriguing as its title, evolving through a brief two-minute journey, from mildly intense waves of retro distortion and a simple, wave-like chord pattern, towards a notably more stripped-back, simple and calming, even quiet, tuneful outro.
It’s an evolution akin to the story implied, a sense of impending doom soon overtaken by one of gentle possibility – a playful meandering from the keys, single notes, each with a short, childlike velocity, slowly but surely taking precedence, as the darker and heavier tones fade into the distance.
Cinematic and minimalist all at once, The Sun Is Extinguished But There is Hope feels like a retro-electronic ode to real human expression and feeling. The playing appears live, almost adlib but distinct – it’s unpredictable, but ultimately recognisable, and this comes from everything; the tones, the effects, the tune, the panning, the structure.
SardineSuckerStudios have encapsulated the mood you might expect from something so apocalyptic yet illuminated by an essential glimmer of hope. Uncomplicated and unconcerned with expectation or industry rules, the music is composed in a way that genuinely seeks to portray a specific intention, and that’s the creative identity and realism of all things SardineSuckerStudios.
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