Experio [GRSCL46] by Audhentik

Audhentik makes a welcome return to Greyscale’s CD series with his third full-length album, Experio. This record expands on his dub techno roots with a more atmospheric, cinematic scope. This project unfolds like a story, blending deeply processed textures with shorter ambient interludes that act as sonic vignettes. The result sounds like it is part of an unknown movie soundtrack. The opener, 'Jitter', eases the listener in with a purely ambient prelude, establishing the expansive, space-conscious sound world to come. 'Night Rush' follows with airy chords and a faint organic undercurrent, before 'Snowcaps' paints a picture of scenic vistas, light percussion dancing atop a rolling groove. Tracks like 'P-23 Dub' and 'Quasar Dub' are brief yet striking interludes with the latter evoking intercepted radio signals from distant galaxies. The centerpiece, 'Granular Ocean' featuring Basicnoise, lives up to its evocative title: a weighty, rolling bassline underpins an aquatic and otherworldly soundscape. From here, the record shifts between depth and delicacy. 'Melt' with its rumbling low end and reverberant chords, 'Blue Amnesia' drifting like a half-remembered dream and 'Bubble Wrap Dub', whose ominous tones feel charged with unease. Closing with 'Moon Rocks' and 'Ostara Balance', Audhentik leaves the listener in a place of quiet suspense, like the end of a film where mysteries linger. The thematic cohesion of the track titles deepens the album’s sense of narrative, grounding its sonic explorations in imagery of space, memory and elemental forces. Released on CD and digital formats, there will be select tracks pressed to limited dubplates for those who wish to have some sonic wizardry on wax. Experio is an album that rewards deep, attentive listening. A timeless and organic journey into dub techno’s most cinematic side.

www.audhentik.de

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