Dutch electronic duo Tangent return with Disclosure, their seventh album and first in three years, expanding their shadowy IDM sound through tactile modular synthesis, intricate rhythms, and ghostly atmospheric layers. From the title track’s slow-burning cinematic tension to the industrial intensity of “Vector of Acceleration,” the album thrives on contrasts between spectral beauty and abrasive electronic force.
The album’s title track opens the release with a strong atmospheric mystique, beautifully slow-burning in its playful pulsations, sporadic bass-y resonance, and click-clacking tones — all bolstered by a ghostly, spine-tingling synth pad. A riveting expanse unveils just past the two-minute mark, as a prominently head-nodding rhythmic presence combines with spacey electronic twinkling. A further evolution into a haunting conclusion, with cinematic string-like allure, is wholly satisfying. From more climactic developers like this, to the glitchy art-pop electronic immediacy of “Denial,” which reminds fondly of Oneohtrix Point Never, Disclosure consistently consumes in its eclectic range.
A particularly memorable expanse shows on “Vector of Acceleration,” where a subdued initial murkiness becomes gradually complemented by airy synth pads and bursts of rhythmic flair. A heavy, industrial-forward final one-third of the track invigorates, with clanking rhythmic variety and foreboding electronics converging with gorgeous precision. Disclosure excels across a variety of realms, from dreamy mystique to thumping industrial vigor, and fully showcases Tangent as a project to pay close attention to.
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