TRACKLIST

1. Cascade Serenade . . . . . . . .4:08 2. Rode Falls . . . . . . . . . . .7:27 3. Couette. . . . . . . . . . . . .7:20 4. Seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:15 5. The Undercurrent Is Love . . . .3:22 6. Nightshade . . . . . . . . . . .8:29 7. Ayandan. . . . . . . . . . . . .5:33 8. The Moment Just Before Dawn . .12:27

STYLE

Downtempo electronic instrumentals. Undercurrent is an album of pure electronica where subtle melodies dreamily unfold against equally subtle drones and textures. The main themes cycle and repeat, evolving, varying - fractured effects and electronic embellishments often delicately jar the flow of the music, punctuating the rhythmical wavelike sway with fleeting surges and builds. Some tracks have serene electro-grooves propelling the synths, sometimes with bass pulses or light arpeggio patterns rippling in accord. For the most part - Undercurrent is warm, playful album, as the title suggest though, there is something of an undercurrent of shade and mystery most obviously on blip-beat driven Nightshade and the beatless, spacey Couette.


ARTWORK

The download version features the front cover artwork only - a peaceful drawing by Ray Massini of dragonflies over a pool of water. Grasses and leaves adorn the foreground whilst behind the water, the horizon curves off too the right in a gentle arc. The physical item is a tactile package printed with soy inks on recycled paper, sewn and sealed in wax.


OVERALL

Undercurrent is the latest recording from accomplished producer KiloWatts (Jamie Watts) whose previous material has so far made up five albums covering IDM, techno and downtempo. He has released music via such labels as Artificial Music Machine, Harmonious Discord, Thoughtless Music, Native State Records and his own outlet KilloWatts Music. This limited edition CD comes via Somnia as SOMN009 - only 777 copies to be distributed worldwide. The final track The Moment just before dawn is the longest at twelve minutes twenty seven, other tracks range from around three to eight minutes. The artist explains "With this album, I wanted to focus on the essence of melody and expose it in a raw form through the electronic medium. The source of the main melodies came from repetitive hooks I found myself sporadically singing or humming during day to day business. In this case, it felt that the source of them all must absolutely be love." ~ Morpheus Music Reviews

SPOILER!

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SPOILER!

CODE REM GENRE Ambient REM DATE 2009 REM DISCID 6E0D6008 REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.99pb5" PERFORMER "Kilowatts" TITLE "Undercurrent" FILE "Kilowatts - Undercurrent.wv" WAVE   TRACK 01 AUDIO     TITLE "Cascade Serenade"     PERFORMER "Kilowatts"     INDEX 01 00:00:00   TRACK 02 AUDIO     TITLE "Rode Falls"     PERFORMER "Kilowatts"     INDEX 01 04:08:26   TRACK 03 AUDIO     TITLE "Couette"     PERFORMER "Kilowatts"     INDEX 01 11:35:50   TRACK 04 AUDIO     TITLE "Seed"     PERFORMER "Kilowatts"     INDEX 01 18:55:54   TRACK 05 AUDIO     TITLE "The Undercurrent Is Love"     PERFORMER "Kilowatts"     INDEX 01 27:11:34   TRACK 06 AUDIO     TITLE "Nightshade"     PERFORMER "Kilowatts"     INDEX 01 30:33:40   TRACK 07 AUDIO     TITLE "Ayandan"     PERFORMER "Kilowatts"     INDEX 01 39:03:07   TRACK 08 AUDIO     TITLE "The Moment Just Before Dawn"     PERFORMER "Kilowatts"     INDEX 01 44:36:53