Temporal Waves
People Places, 2024
8/10
The brainchild of the Montreal artist Shawn Mativetsk, as Temporal Waves the multi-instrumentalist brings us 15 unclassifiable and exciting tracks that take help from Jace Lasek on occasion.
The low buzzing of the sci-fi friendly “I Remember” starts the listen with much intrigue, and it isn’t long until the thumping drums and bright synth of “Sprawl Twilight” surrounds our ears with radiating warmth.
Moving into the middle, Lasek’s well timed guitar enters “Cortical Network Oscillations”, where the rich synth and tribal spirit makes an indelible impression, while “Cyclotron” buries a swirling dreaminess amid the mesmerizing synth and Lasek’s meticulous guitar playing, as the setting turns towards rock territory.
Residing near the end, the rhythmic climate ”Warmth Of The Winter Sun” places Lasek on vocals makes for a dizzying album highlight of hypnotic and flowing sonic exploration, and “Postlude” exits with a haze of space synth for the quick 2 minutes.
A highly creative outing that flirts with ambient, electronic, synthwave and world fusion, Mativetsk’s adoration of Indian classical music is certainly present, and the healthy dose of analog synth sure does make for an atypical and fascinating body of work.
Travels well with: Leslie Ting- What Brings You In; India Gailey- Problematica