UMP30002 Serocell – Compelling Sadness (Cycles vol. 1) [2008]

Compelling Sadness is resolutely electronic music. Forging its own direction, it uses modern technology to effect a series of transitions, reacting with environmental noise to shift between gentle moods.

Based on a series of melodies, which slyly drift past over respectful atmospherics, the album gradually reveals its textures and unexpected depth. Respectful and discreet, it discovers warmth and compassion within the computer generated sounds, an inclusive music that rolls and curves around natural noise and conversation, reinterpreting and colouring.

The melodies have a finesse and elegance, effortlessly and persistently changing their emphasis, by turns evocative and sensuous, abstract and suggestive. Compelling Sadness challenges the listener to listen carefully, and rewards with a captivating richness and attention to detail.

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