The Investigation by Polypores
It starts with a small group of scientists who want to change the world. Although their research is conducted in secret, they have only humanity's best interests at heart.
To begin with at least...
"Practitioners of this sort of Radiophonic stuff never seem to have any problem getting the mood or the vintage synth tones right, but an alarmingly large number seem to believe that alone should be enough to satisfy us. Not Polypores, AKA Stephen James Buckley though. While Buckley certainly has a mastery over this particular sound (despite using what he himself refers to as "some of the cheapest synthesizers known to man..."), he's also careful to ensure that each of these very carefully composed tracks is built upon memorable melodies, often layered upon each other to create wondrous new counter-melodies that stick in your head, instead of merely building a mood that dissipates as soon as it's finished playing.
It's a well sequenced album too, with lighter material early on, to draw in the listener and form a rapport, before getting more thematic, dark, and downright sinister in the second half."
Review by Nathan Ford, for The Active Listener blog
Tracklist
| 1. | Domes | 3:27 |
| 2. | Orientation Film | 2:53 |
| 3. | The Research Station | 2:37 |
| 4. | Rare Fruitbodies | 2:36 |
| 5. | Important Safety Precautions | 3:04 |
| 6. | A Failed Experiment | 4:12 |
| 7. | Mia | 1:28 |
| 8. | A Documentary | 3:22 |
| 9. | Strange Phenomena | 4:23 |
| 10. | Electromagnetic Investigation | 3:12 |
| 11. | Electromagnetc Event | 1:46 |
| 12. | Cloaked Figure | 5:58 |
Credits
Produced by Stephen James Buckley.
There are lots more Polypores tracks at soundcloud.com/stephenjamesbuckley
There is also a Polypores blog at polypores.wordpress.com
