The obscure find
of the day. I bought this CD at Renaissance Montréal for 2.00$. there`s
no record label, no address, no email, just the name of the album and a song
listing. I don`t know why but I had a feeling this was electronic music. I go
back home, do a little googling. Turns out that Alexandre Monochrome is a
Montréal based electronic music composer and painter. Surprisingly I
didn`t find any tracks from his CD on his soundcloud page. Perhaps it`s a
collection of early material or a demo for a future album, who knows for sure.
Upon the first listen, I`m pleasantly surprised. This is a good album (12 pieces
for a total running time of 50.44 minutes). Every song`s meticulously crafted.
It looks sounds and feels that Alexandre Monochrome spent a lot of time
and effort on this recording. He`s not afraid to experiment and mix things up a
little: minimal / peaceful / relaxing IDM, minimal electronica soundtrack
material, dub oriented minimalism, eight bit oriented IDM and subtle /
introspective / intimate / cinematic / relaxing electronica. The first song
`somni`, is a nice mix of spacy minimal electronics with soundtrack
elements. It sounded like a part of the soundtrack of the `the thing`
movie (The John Carpenter masterpiece, not the forgettable remake). It
sent chills down my spine. More music and information here: https://soundcloud.com/alexandre-monochrome
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