Montréal-based artist Yves Pilon crafts a chilly electronic intrigue on new track “Travel Memory,” described as “a musical journey through the emotions and impressions collected from distant places and fleeting moments.” The production plays like a soundtrack to a sense of travel — both in the day-set bustle, as rhythmic pulses bolster seamlessly, and more nighttime-set haunts apparent in the lush synth layering. The result is a thorough success, succeeding in both atmospheric captivation and melodic enthrallment.
A hazy synth pad builds an otherworldly mystique to start, reminding fondly of Boards of Canada. A spacey, frequency-like electronic takes center stage thereafter, as pulsing bass-y rhythmic warmness lends a crisp undercurrent. The haunting synth pad re-injects seamlessly around mid-point, prior to a fusing of heavy bass and marimba-like playfulness; the various tones come together with melodic seamlessness, succeeding in crafting a soundscape with moments of both lulling introspection and bustling head-nodding.
The track comes via the album Grey, streaming below:
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup.
