How do you leave behind a scene you helped popularize? How can you move beyond something you defined for an entire generation? Those are the questions French electronic artist Perturbator (aka James Kent) had to figure out when making his magnum opus. Lustful Sacraments is a rousing success not because it ignores what has made Perturbator the pinnacle of dark synthwave (the mix of French house and 80s neon-drenched nostalgia), but because it honors the past and transcends simple genre labels to deliver his best record yet. It’s a pivot, not a total departure. That said, I marvel at how Lustful Sacraments feels like a total departure from both The Uncanny Valley and New Model styles while also utilizing some of the same musical ingredients. Perturbator’s signature – for lack of a bett...
記事が移動しました。新しいURL: https://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-perturbator-lustful-sacraments/