Abstract Elements return to one of the founders of the Autonomic movement with two tracks that are a continuation of what shaped their stripped back, minimal approach to Autonomic and later what would be known as “Microfunk”.
Abstract Elements have released on labels such as Exit, ASC's Auxiliary and recently for Noisia's Invisible imprint.
Nedostatic and Right Way are what you would expect from such talented producers, with both attention to detail and precision execution in their dynamics.
Both tracks feature in dBridge and Kid Drama's “Heart Drive” podcast and followers of Exit Records and recent CNVX releases will find this to be right up their street!
2015 has been busy for producer Damon Kirkham, in the space of a year he as released singles as Kid Drama and Heart Drive (alongside dBridge) a solo album under the guise of “Mikarma” and also played a big role in two collaborative albums on Exit Records “The Binary Collective” & “Module Eight” projects, and thats just within the “Autonomic” 170bpm bracket. For CNVX005 he returns as Kid Drama with “Auto State of Mind”.
The title track is a nod back to the beginnings of the Autonomic sound and his work as one half of “Instra:mental”, the signature Instra:mental drum work and lush strings and keys sit the track alongside Pacifc Heights and Sakura and is a must for anyone who followed the early works on Darkestral and Nonplus. Mumble sees Drama collaborate with the mysterious “Hands Like Crime” again, this time recruiting him for vocals. The track rolls out with an 808 spine and detuned Moog square wave bass with lush Pink Floyd-esq vocals drifting over the top.
Again, another release from the man with a million aliases that will appeal to lovers of electronic music as a whole.
Kirkham's newest album comes in the form of a project under a new identity; Mikarma.
The album is a cathartic project for the accomplished electronic musician. A catharsis of emotion coupled with a restriction in studio equipment that leads to new creative means and avenues. Speaking on the reasons of the self-imposed minimal studio set up he states "Sometimes when you have too much equipment wired up it can be overwhelming and you end up just playing around for the most part."
It become apparent that there was a need for the producer to get the best out of his parameters, a process he was already familiar with "When we started back in the 90's we had a minimal setup... and because of that you would get the most you could out of each bit of kit."
Kirkham goes on to elaborate on the cathartic nature of the album "Breaking up in a relationship with the woman you love is a really draining emotional experience, I'm a person who finds it hard to outwardly express my emotions, I hold it in which is pretty unhealthy but i think writing music releases some of the pressure built up. The sad thing is my best work is normally when I'm at my lowest."
Kirkham's newest album comes in the form of a project under a new identity; Mikarma.
The album is a cathartic project for the accomplished electronic musician. A catharsis of emotion coupled with a restriction in studio equipment that leads to new creative means and avenues. Speaking on the reasons of the self-imposed minimal studio set up he states "Sometimes when you have too much equipment wired up it can be overwhelming and you end up just playing around for the most part."
It become apparent that there was a need for the producer to get the best out of his parameters, a process he was already familiar with "When we started back in the 90's we had a minimal setup... and because of that you would get the most you could out of each bit of kit."
Kirkham goes on to elaborate on the cathartic nature of the album "Breaking up in a relationship with the woman you love is a really draining emotional experience, I'm a person who finds it hard to outwardly express my emotions, I hold it in which is pretty unhealthy but i think writing music releases some of the pressure built up. The sad thing is my best work is normally when I'm at my lowest."
