Description
2016, 2×12″ LP, Kompakt.
In the words of Axel Willner himself regarding his fifth studio album “The Follower is about old myths, finding utopia and how mankind repeatedly makes the same mistakes over and over”. The title track is fairly stomping acid techno that hypnotises you with its loopy and sinister repetition until the snare drum and organ sets in around the five minute mark; transforming the track dramatically. There’s also some stylish electro-pop noir in the form of “Pink Sun” while “Monte Verita” or “Soft Streams” have that classic Kompakt sound ie: ethereal and dreamy house journeys. We particularly enjoyed the droney shoegaze electronics of “Raise The Dead” and the 14 minute long closing epic “Reflecting Lights”, an ambient house journey that even The Orb would be impressed by. – Juno