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Bobina – “Same Difference” Out Now
Intergalactic… ‘Same Difference’s journey begins in a sea of trance tranquillity with its title track. Casting a knowing, timely glance in the direction of Isla Baleares, its subtly thrummed 70s guitar-ism twinned with its Med-trance wrap, cede to a once-heard/never-forgotten drop. Throwing the album into warp-drive, ‘Sacramentum’ finds Bobina studio-side with Moldova’s Andew Rayel. A euphoric Ying to the harmonic Yang of ‘Rocket Ride’ fan-fave ‘Lamento Sentimental’, its pianoforte symphonica, choral vocal midsection and ebullient conclusion set the album ablaze.
Other dimensions… Further in, audio like ‘Quattro 372’ and ‘Miami Echoes’ orbits further around the electronic music sphere, building House, Progressive House and occasional electro elements into the album. Putting the ‘stellar’ in interstellar, ‘The Space Track’ furiously grinds and distorts, stabbing its tech keys, while Bobina’s runs the mod-wheel hard to secure its climactic chain reaction moment.
“As my career has progressed, vocals in my music have become more and more key. In the studio the human voice is now every bit as inspiring to me as the synthesizer. I think on ‘Same Difference’ they’ve been used as never before.” – Bobina
Of his objectives for his fourth long-player, Bobina says: “without being a sequel in name, this is very much the natural second chapter to ‘Rocket Ride’. Same difference maybe, but is a continuance that shares the same spirit, and often the same styles as my last album. It is also about the continued pursuit of artistic freedom-of-movement; I see this only as an ‘electronic music album’ – plain, straight + simply that!”
Dancing in outer space… A big club moment is never far away on ‘Same Difference’. Daisy-chaining floor ferocity, tracks like ‘Diamond Hell’, ‘Basque The Dog’ (idiosyncratically based on the melody from ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ by Russian composer Vladimir Sergeevich Dashkevich) and ‘Sober Duck’ all take zero prisoners. Dealing out high-velocity militaristic drums & percs, darker-hearted frequencies, and serrated synths fortified by hazardous levels of distortion, they carve up the floor. As ‘Lovin’ Lies’ brings the album to its gravity-defying coda, Bobina signs off on his most accomplished album to date. You can explore its outer reaches from June 17th.
Tracklist:
01. Same Difference (8:10)
02. For Who I Am (with Ana Criado) (5:42)
03. Quattro 372 (4:06)
04. Miami Echoes (5:26)
05. Play Fire With Fire (with Susana) (4:45)
06. Diamond Hell (5:38)
07. Sacramentum (with Andrew Rayel) (5:31)
08. No Substitute For You (with Betsie Larkin) (5:17)
09. Basque The Dog (4:00)
10. Sober Duck (5:44)
11. Slow MMXIII (featuring Mariske Hekkenberg) (3:36)
12. The Space Track (3:15)
13. Lovin’ Lies (5:51)
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