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LOKDLP 001LP
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Toying with the familiar but not afraid to break with expectations, AVEM presents a versatile range of works that make up his debut album. Dream State was largely written and produced in times of the pandemic, specifically during lockdown periods -- a context that grants the album an air of melancholic isolation. Offering seven songs on a double LP, it marks the collective imprint LOKD's vinyl premiere. Merging sounds of electronica, house and techno, Dream State finds its place neatly outside of common categories. In the past years, the Swiss DJ, producer and live act has made a name for himself with a steadily growing catalogue: not only through a handful of EPs, but also by releasing countless singles, remix- es and live recordings. Instrumentation ranges from studio percussion recordings, synthesizer and drum machine classics, all the way to ethereal piano and vocal performances; all performed and recorded by the artist himself. Familiar structures of house and techno are introduced, only to be broken again by gleaming twists and turns. A focus on percussion is apparent throughout the album, be it in the dynamic texture of drum recordings or in the evolving break-beat rhythms of a guiding bass drum. Dream State tells an ephemeral tale of the uncertain, treading through an unique territory of opposites -- from rapid progression to outright hypnosis, from weightless yearning all the way to euphoric catharsis.
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