Thug Entrancer
Arcology
A narrative of an imagined alien colony existing between the fabric of known / unknown worlds, Thug Entrancer#s Arcology explores high tech / low life society, mechanical structures, and data-driven humanity in an evocative techno framework. Though Arcology was conceived in a similar improvisational womb as Ryan McRyhew#s debut, the new album moves subtly from free-form footworkouts of Death After Life with an expanded palette vibrating brightly with melodic deployment. Curaga and Exo-Memory triumph over established 303 / 808 interplay with uplifting melodies - ear-worms from outer space; Bronze pumps dub-tectonics within a minimalist reduction of Death After Life's modus operandi. Lighter than most of McRyhew#s output, album interludes Low-Life, VR-Urge and the finale, Xeno, beam satellite ballads through alien atmospheres. Ryan is a rare breed of producer+thinker who is able to hallucinate worlds beyond his music that recursively influence his sound. His understanding of science fiction's speculative potential combined with a virtuosic ability to program hardware synthesizers make him a techno fantasist of the highest order. - Dan Lopatin
Tracklist
1. Rom
2. Ghostless M.S.
3. Arrakis
4. Low Life
5. Terrain
6. Rōnin
7. Arcology
8. Exo Memory
9. Curaga
10. Tight Lean (Perispirit Mix)
11. Vr Urge
12. Bronze
13. Wage Mage Iii
14. Xeno