supercilious – next time we go sublime (monopsone)

this is a new label to me. the label itself is not new because this is their tenth release but i haven’t heard anything from them till now. they are from france and as it seems they release melodic electronics with a glitchy and contemporary production. and alexandre vaudin aka supercilious is trying to deal with these sounds. his first track on this album is a melodic but dark track with hip hop like rhythm slightly reminding of scorn but just with some singing on it. in second track the melodic aspect is more visible. there is some subtle ambient melody supported with more contemporary glitchy rhythm and some noisy parts implemented, all that covered with hypnotic female singing by yucky yummy. the next track is also dark with a hard rhythm but as we approach the end of the album, the dark perspective changes into more melodic and electronic pop oriented, reminding of city centre offices or morr music stuff. despite everything, the melancholic vibe is still present. various textures are combined into one track. field recordings like samples, vocals, basses, calm melodies, break or idm rhythm… make the complex structure. at moments disturbing at moments relaxed. on one hand hard and broken on the other hand, calm and poppy. fine, interesting and listenable, yet nothing new and inventive. currently waiting for the album of remixes that various artists are already working on.