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Theme For A Dream
Artist
Natureboy Flako
ReleaseProduct
Theme For A Dream
Label
Five Easy Pieces
Catalogue Number
FEP026D
Release Date
July 20, 2018

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Natureboy Flako moves deeper into the realms of experimental electronic fusion with his startling new album 'Theme For A Dream', the long-awaited follow-up to our 2015 album of the year 'Natureboy'. For those quick off the mark, we have an exclusive 100 copy run pressed on translucent coloured vinyl...

Where his previous recordings lent toward the sort of polyphonic rhythmic possibilities on offer from the splintering post-dubstep beat scene, 'Theme For A Dream' finds Flako fully adopting the Natureboy persona that was at the heart of his debut album, for an eight-track record that blends zig-zag jazzy bangers, spectral after-hours smokey expressions and 8-bit electronics, all executed with a mind fully focused within the teachings of a soulful, funk and fusion sound that stands as his core influence.

Keeping the rack mounts in his Berlin studio fully occupied, the sonic wizardry on 'Theme For A Dream' was made with extensive use of old and new analogue equipment such as the Juno 106, Korg's MS-20, ARP Odyssey or Roland’s SH-2000 synthesisers, alongside recordings of vocals, guitars and other instruments. This serves to create a dynamic and eclectic sound spectrum, all unique to his musical handwriting.

Opener 'From the Shadows' switches lane between breakneck snares and some serious bass tones that sound like a high rolling hip-hop refix of Kamasi Washington. This is sharply followed by 'Stream of Being' where the beats melt away on to leave something that sounds like Susumu Yokota's Acid Mt. Fuji gone prog in a post-global warming world. 'Theme for a Dream' continues with the big band style bass drops but mixes in some sparkling arpeggios that lay the groundwork for the beautifully toned selection of 'Nebulous Garden' which carries the spirit of fusion and funk while crying out for some sort of soundtrack inclusion. This switching between the multi-layered beats and more lost in the groove passages continues throughout the record giving it a complex feel so that you never really know what Natureboy Flako is going to spin your way next.

“I don’t think technology necessarily means not being natural. Technology can be very much in balance with nature, since it is mostly just trying to imitate or trying to understand something from within nature.”

Digital Track List

  1. 1 From the Shadows 4:39 Buy

    From the Shadows

  2. 2 Stream of Being 1:21 Buy

    Stream of Being

  3. 3 Theme for a Dream 4:35 Buy

    Theme for a Dream

  4. 4 Nebulous Garden 3:26 Buy

    Nebulous Garden

  5. 5 The Great Escape 4:01 Buy

    The Great Escape

  6. 6 Traummaschine 2:54 Buy

    Traummaschine

  7. 7 Ancient Lands 4:12 Buy

    Ancient Lands

  8. 8 Wolkenlos 3:12 Buy

    Wolkenlos

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