Completing a highly-anticipated trio of releases from the brand new album Adagios, European composer and classical-electronic producer David Ratmoko, delivers a post-seven-minute work of art – a multi-layered, cinematic and evocative realm, which captivates from the outset and refuses to loosen its grip.
Presenting in G-minor and utilising dark and emotional synths and strings, hip hop hi-hats and trap rhythms guide the moving parts of Adagio Three, walking us deeper into this arena of what feels like heartbreak or the desperate, dying moments of an epic leading character. There are glimmers of hope woven in though, we almost meander from impending doom towards uplifting peace, as this melody and these chords rise and fall in slow but purposeful ways.
Perhaps his most emotionally loaded piece from the recent collection, Adagio Three does indeed gift listeners with a bold degree of escapism from reality, but at the same time, it’s a journey into their own feelings and memories – a journey unique to each who delves in. The complexity and fusion of genres becomes second in line, after this depth of embrace and the vastness that is our own experience within the walls of the music.
Perfectly produced for the true effect of volume and all-encompassing audio precision, Adagio Three once again underlines the sheer originality and skill with which David Ratmoko composes. Unconfined by singular terms like classical or electronic music, the sound simply follows its artistic intentions and thoughts, to ultimately represent a whole new moment and presence in contemporary music.
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