“Auralspace Divine” is the debut solo release of Line Noise on Boltfish (Sep 2005). As far as releases in general go Line Noise is far from being a newcomer though, a quick count on affiliated netlabel Lacedmilk Technologies alone ends at six album releases and that’s not counting collaborations and aliases. The four track release on Boltfish features some straight-forward beat programming and solid basslines. The first track “The Sea Glider” has a nice build-up dry beats and large amounts of bass molded after the haydays of that good old drum’n’bass and would have been aimed directly for the dance floor in that era. Love the bassline.”Blue Sea Aeveum” seems to be an edit on the previous track and starts off exactly where the “The Sea Glider” faded out. Excellent piano that is unusually mixed, with a great distance and placed far away in the background of the sonic room and synthesied melodies carry the track forward. “Infinitus Victus” is the faviourite and in likeness with “Blue Sea Aaeveum” it starts where the preceding track faded. Lively beats, lushous chords and the fleeing piano are combined with excellent sounds and a great rimshot based break. But the fading out of the ultra heavy bassline is cruel! Fourth and last track “Blue Sky Ely pt.I” is a string-filled story with great bassline and beats to go with them. There’s something very familiar about the beats and the way they’re treated but I can’t put my finger on it at this moment. Anyhow it’s a headnodder.Line Noise contributed with the track “Blue Sky Ely pt.II” on the recently released “Mercury Scales” compilation.
electronic desert ≡ revisited + extended