Benjamin Damage – Obsidian [50WEAPONSLP18] (FLAC)

Obsidian
Benjamin Damage
LABEL: 50 Weapons | 50WEAPONSLP18
GENRE: Techno
RELEASED: 2015
MP3 DOWNLOAD SOURCE: WEB
BITRATE: 320kbps / 44100kHz / Full Stereo
TRACKS: 12
SIZE: 132.66 megs

12 TRACKS TOTAL

1. Obsidian 1:40
2. Cosmonaut 6:03
3. Monolith 4:35
4. Transmission 7:21
5. Pulse Width 3:43
6. Shimmer 5:06
7. Vostok 6 5:19
8. Parallax View 5:56
9. Poly 4:13
10. Tetrapod 3:32
11. HRM TX 1:55
12. Trickster 5:47

Total Playtime: 55:10 min

It’s fitting that Benjamin Damage is the last artist to release an album on 50 Weapons. Apart from owners Modeselektor, he was also one of the first to feature on the label. Obsidian sees Damage straddle a fine line between the melodic and the atmospheric, the dance floor-heavy and the visceral. This is audible on the title track, where spacey chords are introduced over a rolling rhythm and on “Monolith”, an arrangement that sees Damage fuse tribal beats with fragile, angelic hooks. Even though much of the album revolves around this interplay, there are also moments when the balance tips in the favour of the esoteric, and the lithe break beats and sensuous ambience of “Pulse Width” and “Shimmer” bring an end to Damage’s relationship with the label in fine, introspective style.