four years

From Germany, the first Synflict album on batenim. A new electroacoustic / algorithmic music album with a perfectly introspective flavour: music suspended in time, in undefined, meditative and surreal places.

“four years – a measure of time. Whilst there are years that happily float by full of rich and warm memories, there is a different set of years, which I felt more attracted to: those that came to a grinding halt in darkness, where thoughts run in circles without actually progressing and the prospect of change has given way to an abstract utopia, whereas the status quo would be looked upon as a progress. Doubtless the margins of existence one would choose not to be confronted with, yet they do exist. Once the eyes have adjusted to the eternal dawn, one is able to perceive scores of shades of blue and there is the world within that makes up for the lack of external stimuli. On a technical level, I was interested in exploring how dark and gloomy the music can become without crossing the point to boredom and annoyance. So there is one force pulling into the abyss and another trying to maintain an interesting structure. In a certain way, this is the antithesis to a peaceful meditation bathed in the golden warmth of the descending sun – but then again, catharsis, too, has a purpose.”