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Temporal Waves is a new project from renowned Canadian tabla player Shawn Mativetsky, transporting the tabla into a rich electronic sound world. Shawn’s tabla is bathed in the neon glow of analog synthesizers, the woozy warp of hand-manipulated tapes, and the electric patter of drum machines. Spanning crepuscular murk to widescreen elegies, Temporal Waves is an excursion deep into aural science fiction. Temporal Waves’ orientation toward yesterday’s futuristic sounds certainly isn’t superficial anemoia, it isn’t even unadulterated nostalgia. Grounded in lived experience, the gravitation toward these sonorities and images connects to the underlying themes of the album on a fundamental level. The fascination with antiquated machinery expresses a longing for the more innocent futures depicted in 1980s popular culture, a stark contrast to the nihilistic question marks of today’s uncertain forecasts. The music quietly outlines a redemptive arc, moving from the grim and very real foreboding of impending climate apocalypse and accelerationist capitalism to a more hopeful space where humanity discovers a more symbiotic relationship between nature and technology. In the Temporal Waves live show, the tabla, a pair of drums from the North of India, takes centre stage, along with the use of analog synthesizers and guitar pedals. Video projections accompany the music, adding yet another dimension to the cinematic world of Temporal Waves.
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Tabla, bathed in the neon glow of analog synthesizers. An excursion deep into aural science fiction.
"Holy hell. This album is at once relaxing and zen like, and then it slaps you in the face with rushing beats and soaring synths. Tabla + Synthwave = AWESOME!" - Jules Fawkes, Nightride.fm
“Mativetsky expertly blends the versatility of his instrument with multiple orchestrations of tape, synthesizer effects, and drum-machine grooves for the duration of this extraordinary project. … Whether you are a fan of the musical stylings from which the tabla originates or you lived your formative years in the early days of electronica, listening to this album will give you a lot of joy.” - Kyle Cherwinski, Percussive Notes
“Stick this on some bassy speakers and have a blast from futures past.” Jim Hickson, Songlines
“Here sonic atmospheres are dominated by retro analog synthesizer sounds and aesthetics, by drum machine and electronic effects, all framing his masterful tabla playing. … Temporal Waves is a touching nostalgic look back to his youthful days steeped in the DIY electronic music scene that congregated around “tracker” software and the music of early video games. … This attractive new release is yet another step in his Indo-electronic journey, one which has substantial crossover appeal.” - Andrew Timar, The WholeNote
“One of my favorite records of the year so far. Truly breathtaking, visionary, immersive and transcendent. The perfect marriage of synths and electronics with organic musical bravado like no other.” - C Z A R I N A
Read More"Holy hell. This album is at once relaxing and zen like, and then it slaps you in the face with rushing beats and soaring synths. Tabla + Synthwave = AWESOME!" - Jules Fawkes, Nightride.fm
“Mativetsky expertly blends the versatility of his instrument with multiple orchestrations of tape, synthesizer effects, and drum-machine grooves for the duration of this extraordinary project. … Whether you are a fan of the musical stylings from which the tabla originates or you lived your formative years in the early days of electronica, listening to this album will give you a lot of joy.” - Kyle Cherwinski, Percussive Notes
“Stick this on some bassy speakers and have a blast from futures past.” Jim Hickson, Songlines
“Here sonic atmospheres are dominated by retro analog synthesizer sounds and aesthetics, by drum machine and electronic effects, all framing his masterful tabla playing. … Temporal Waves is a touching nostalgic look back to his youthful days steeped in the DIY electronic music scene that congregated around “tracker” software and the music of early video games. … This attractive new release is yet another step in his Indo-electronic journey, one which has substantial crossover appeal.” - Andrew Timar, The WholeNote
“One of my favorite records of the year so far. Truly breathtaking, visionary, immersive and transcendent. The perfect marriage of synths and electronics with organic musical bravado like no other.” - C Z A R I N A
Electronic
Ambient
Retrowave
Synthesizer
Cinematic Electronica
Synthwave
World Fusion
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