Experimental electronic albums often come with a few liner notes alongside the music, written by the musician, a good friend or a journalist commissioned to write something clever for the release. You learn about their bio (Lebanese roots, born in Canada, moved to the US with their parents), their educational background (uni degree at some point) and a special interest (in synthesizers, possibly drones and the recent discovery of their own voice). They also list previous albums (on Hausu Mountain, on Ba Da Bing!) and then claim that the latest release (for NNA Tapes) is completely different, which is immediately underlined by a discussion of the album title (»Shift«), followed by more notes designed to express something and end with »Whatever words reach us, the album draws strength and beauty from its ambiguity«. This tells you a lot about the new album by TALsounds and you can finally give it a listen. And then you hear: lots of synthesizers, sometimes drones and a newly discovered interest in the artist’s own voice. It’s not really new. But it’s not bad either. Everything else you can read about in the liner notes.
Shift
