Solitary Dancer - Dualism
Artist: Solitary Dancer
with: Marie Davidson
Rating: MEH
Genres: Acid Techno,  Electronic,  House
Released: 2017
Type: EP
Label: Dark Entries
Link: Bandcamp
‘Dualism’ opens with “Anything”, equal parts Drexciya and Dopplereffekt — full of low-end bass stabs, blipping synths; swelling and washing to a cinematic close. For the first time on a Solitary Dancer record, vocals make an appearance in the guise of a male companion who’s lamenting a lost lover. “Losing Touch” takes a classic electro beat, and through the use of elegiac pad washes, distorted bass and menacing vocals, morphs into persistently engaging shapes. The B-side’s “Emails 2 Myself” is a suspenseful corralling of intriguing sonic elements. Its fractured 707 beats combine with melancholic strings and features vocals by Marie Davidson, another core member of Montreal’s creative electronic scene. “I can’t turn off my brain”, she delivers with deadpan accuracy about head games in the age of computer communication, before harmonizing octaves into majestic elegance. Also included is the instrumental version of “Emails”, accentuating the bass drum, snare, hi-hat and melodic synth tones, sailing into the subdued evening sun of the future....

released January 31, 2019
Editions:
2017 Original Release
Dark Entries | DE-154 | Digital/Vinyl
  01. Solitary Dancer ‐ Anything (5:02)
  02. Solitary Dancer ‐ Losing Touch (4:44)
  03. Solitary Dancer feat. Marie Davidson ‐ Emails 2 Myself (4:25)
  04. Solitary Dancer ‐ Emails 2 Myself (Out-of-Office Version) (4:23)