Bleep

The incredibly prolific Norwegian producer Biosphere follows up 2021’s Angel’s Flight with yet another LP entitled Shortwave Memories. Inspired by post-punk and early electronic music from the late 70’s and early 80’s (think visionary producers like Martin Hannett and Daniel Miller), Memories sees Biosphere abandon his more recent use of samples and plug-ins in favour of the cold sounds of period-specific analog hardware. No memory storage or presets on these machines, so all the sounds were programmed from scratch. These purposeful limitations supply the album with a surprisingly timeless sound, and yet another unique addition to the Biosphere catalog.