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Static Minds [HCR013]

by Asymetric80

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about

Present moments of the past, sound reminiscences of the early 90s Valencia, slide through the grooves of our next reference to internally shake and stir those motionless minds and entities that gravitate imperceptibly around us like white noise due to the implantation of the system, so that they awaken to the understanding of their own purpose.

The architect behind this premise is Asymetric80, the pseudonym behind which Gonzalo Sendón from Barcelona promotes his musical inquisitiveness and tries to roll out his rage before the uncertain moments in which we find ourselves while destroying the dance floor. Thus, he gives us Static Minds, the thirteenth vinyl reference on HC Records. It is a release with four original songs and two remixes by Siarem and WLDV in the physical version, which are completed with five extra songs in the digital one. On side A, first of all, we find Hidden Visions, a blast that invites us to reflect on the origin of freedom of speech through a forceful bass drum, arpeggiated basses and synths that come together with surgical percussions and a structuring discourse passage.

Next, we find the remix of Hidden Visions that Siarem has created. Here, our already habitual on the label, provides further pression with a dreamy EBM key adding and twisting layers, without losing the forceful, arpeggiated and vindictive orientation of the original.

The last track of the first side is Nahual, where the predominance of a great arpeggiated bass and a clear and overwhelming snare drum are combined with varied melodic sequences that invite us to dress up in our best clothes and set out on the route from Barcelona to Valencia to burn our favourite club dancefloor.

Already on the B side, Astral Body takes us back to those crazy nights of frenzy and musical experimentation, a specialty of the Levant thanks to the new sounds coming from central Europe, but with the intention of making us let loose the held back internal rage by dancing with our fists raised high due to the euphoria incited by its elaborate layers of basses, arpeggios and winding pads.

Next, WLDV delivers his version of Astral Body, taking us to a more combative terrain in which all the heavy weapons have been deployed on the battlefield to reverse the anesthetized and collective state of our society through a continuous bombing of percussion and synthesizers as lysergic as destructive.

Fractal closes this episode of long-awaited awakening, a track that captures and cloaks you through its tangle mess of synthetic melodies and forceful percussive pulses to remind us that there is something, something beyond what they have so resignedly and effectively inoculated us with.

The finishing touch to the physical reference is provided by the digital part, where we find the definitive epilogue to this declaration of intent that thus reaches the category of mini-album.

Archetype, Symbiosis, Timeline, Hologram and Fragments, with a big download of crystal-clear snares and percussions and grandly intertwined melodies and arpeggios, raise the ante around inner rediscovery after beating society's rotten operating system in the shade of the dance floor.

Last but not least, we have our usual comrades Dani Requeni in charge of the artistic section and graphic design and Steve Voidloss offering the purity of his mastering process handcrafted at Black Monolith Studios in London.

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Momentos presentes del pasado, reminiscencias sonoras de la Valencia de principios de los 90, se deslizan por los surcos de nuestra siguiente referencia para sacudir y remover internamente a esas mentes y entes inmóviles que gravitan imperceptibles a nuestro alrededor por implantación del sistema cual ruido blanco, de manera que despierten a la comprensión de su propio propósito.

El artífice tras esta premisa es Asymetric80, el pseudónimo bajo el cual el barcelonés Gonzalo Sendón promueve sus inquietudes musicales e intenta dar salida a su rabia ante los momentos inciertos en que nos encontramos al mismo tiempo que destruye la pista de baile. Así pues, nos entrega Static Minds, la decimotercera referencia en vinilo de HC Records. Se trata de un lanzamiento con cuatro temas originales y dos remezclas a cargo de Siarem y WLDV en la versión física, que se completan con cinco temas extra en la versión digital.

En la cara A, en primer lugar, nos encontramos con Hidden Visions, un trallazo que invita a reflexionar sobre el origen de la libertad de expresión a través de un bombo contundente, bajos y sintes arpegiados que confluyen con percusiones quirúrgicas y un discurso vertebrador.

Seguidamente, nos encontramos con el remix que ha facturado Siarem de Hidden Visions. Aquí, nuestro ya habitual en el sello, aporta una vuelta de tuerca en clave de EBM ensoñadora añadiendo y retorciendo capas, sin perder la contundente, arpegiada y reivindicativa orientación del original.

El último corte de la primera cara es Nahual, donde la predominancia de un gran bajo arpegiado y una clara y aplastante caja, se conjugan con secuencias melódicas variadas que invitan a ataviarnos con nuestras mejores galas y emprender la ruta desde Barcelona a Valencia para quemar la pista de nuestro club favorito.

Ya en la cara B, Astral Body nos retrotrae de nuevo a esas noches locas de frenesí y experimentación musical especialidad del levante gracias a los novedosos sonidos provenientes del centro de Europa, pero con la intención de hacernos soltar la rabia interna contenida bailando con el puño en alto gracias a la euforia a la que incitan sus elaboradas capas de bajos, arpegios y colchones serpenteantes.

A continuación, WLDV entrega su versión de Astral Body llevándonos a terrenos más combativos en los que todo el armamento pesado se ha desplegado en el campo de batalla para revertir el colectivo estado anestesiado de nuestra sociedad mediante un bombardeo continuo de percusión y sintetizadores tan lisérgicos como destructivos.

El cierre a este episodio de ansiado despertar lo pone Fractal, tema que atrapa y te envuelve mediante su maraña de melodías sintéticas y contundentes pulsos percusivos para recordarnos que hay algo, algo más allá de lo que tan resignada y efectivamente nos han inoculado.

El broche de oro a la referencia física lo pone la parte digital, donde nos encontramos el epílogo definitivo a esta declaración de intenciones que alcanza así la catergoría de mini-álbum. Archetype, Symbiosis, Timeline, Hologram y Fragments, con una gran descarga de cajas y percusiones cristalinas y melodías y arpegios grandiosamente entrelazados, elevan la apuesta entorno al redescubrimiento interior tras batir al podrido sistema operativo de la sociedad en la oscuridad de la pista de baile.

Por último, pero no menos importante, contamos con nuestros habituales camaradas Dani Requeni al mando del apartado artístico y el diseño gráfico y Steve Voidloss ofreciendo la pureza de su mastering realizado en Black Monolith Studios en Londres.

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released June 15, 2022

REMEMBER THAT IF YOU BUY THE ALBUM BOTH IN DIGITAL AND VINYL YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD IT IMMEDIATELY IN DIGITAL FORMAT.

All track written & produced by Asymetric80 except: A2 remix by Siarem & B2 remix by WLDV.
Mastered by Steve Voidloss at Black Monolith Studios, London.
Artwork by Dani Requeni.
Press Note by Abiz Sonko.
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València, 2022.
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