Fusing the laid-back deepness of Detroit techno with the cutting edge rhythms of dubstep, Martijn Deykers has been one of the stand-out producers of 2008. His wealth of recent productions, be it his releases for his label 3024, remixes for the likes of Shed and TRG, or his debut album 'Great Lengths', have earned universal praise and are widely considered as genre-defining.
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The Album Ghost People
is featured in Update #073:
The Best Albums of 2011
As the old year draws to a close, we recap the finest musical moments of 2011. For this update we have selected our favourite full-lengths of the year, and we are making all of these indispensable albums available to you for a special price until January 15, more...
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The Album Ghost People
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The Album Ghost People
is featured in Update #071:
Martyn, Axel Boman, Sandwell District, Alva Noto
This October has provided us with an abundance of outstanding albums, and it's been harder than ever to pick our release of the month. In the end the accolades had to go to Martyn's brilliant 'Ghost People' full-length, which evolves his sound far beyond the more...
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The Album Ghost People
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The Album Ghost People
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The Album Ghost People
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The Album Ghost People
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The Album Ghost People
was reviewed:
Two years ago Martyn set a landmark for the fusion of dubstep and techno music with 'Great Lengths', his debut full-length, which combined the emotionality of Detroit synth workouts with the subtle twists and turns of modern day rhythm programming.Now Martyn has returned with his sophomore album, and his choice of a label alone - Flying Lotus' sublime Brainfeeder imprint - makes it clear from the outset that the Washington-based Dutchman has not chosen to merely rest on his laurels, but instead take the style he helped to create to a new level.
The album does have its floor-pleasing, chord-driven moments of funky techno, such as the album's hit single, 'Masks' or acid banger 'Horror Vacui'. The swelling synth layers of tracks like 'Distortions' further recall Martyn's finest works, such as 'Elden St.' and 'Vancouver'.
Opener 'Viper' (which follows on the Spaceape-starring intro) however makes it clear from the start that something special is going on here: foregoing a kickdrum in favour of flanged bass stabs, Martyn layers electro-esque synth arpeggios, LFO bleeps and sparse drums in such a sublime and unusual fashion that Actress might be the only one of his peers able to match his idiosyncrasy.
The electro references return in 'Bauplan', Martyn's take on instrumental 80s synth pop, as well as in 'We Are You in the Future', the album's confidently anthemic final track, which provides an elated breakbeat closure to an outstandingly advanced and diverse album.
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The Album Ghost People
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