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Michel Banabila — Unspeakable Visions
(Bandcamp Knekelhuis KH052, 2024, CD / DL)

by Henry Schneider, Published 2024-11-05

The renowned Dutch producer Michel Banabila returns with his second LP release on the Knekelhuis label, Unspeakable Visions. This new album is a big departure from the experimental looping on his prior album, Echo Transformations. Banabila is now experimenting with otherworldly voices chanting pseudo-languages intertwined with analog and digital synths, processed samples, and rhythmic modulations. I am reminded of the Brian Eno and David Byrne collaboration, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. But Banabila takes it much further into alien worlds, yielding true alien pop music, which is a perfect companion to the latest Einstürzende Neubauten album Rampen (apm: alien pop music). Banabila’s music is quite approachable, even his dark and gloomy tracks. Particular favorites are the opening track, “Viva Voce,” with its odd percussive textures, the delicate and primitive “Little Star” that reminds me of Jorge Reyes’ shamanistic music, and the alien rave music of “AI Brainfire.” Banabila continues to produce innovative and interesting experimental music with a youthful enthusiasm. Each of the eleven tracks is unique, showcasing Banabila’s musical chops, experience, and diversity. Through his experimental approach to composition, Unspeakable Visions is an album of interesting and engaging sonic textures.

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Filed under: New releases, 2024 releases

Related artist(s): Michel Banabila

More info
http://banabila.bandcamp.com/album/unspeakable-visions

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