[FOEM] [apl047] Twile - Traum-a Einstellungen

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Twile, whose real name is Jarmo Huhta, is a Finnish, Helsinki-based musician
with an MA in ethnomusicology. Having composed music for art exhibitions and
theater and following a previous appearance on the Comatronic netlabel with his
well-received ?Chiaroscuro? EP (2005) described in the liner notes as
dub-inspired and ?saturated with sadness?, his debut on netlabel Autoplate
brings to its listeners his own poignant and unique blend of dubtech and
electronica.

The album title was selected for its dual meaning - ?Traum? is the German word
for ?dream? while ?trauma? refers to emotional injury or suffering as a result
of experiencing an extremely stressful situation or physical injury.
The sounds are cinematic, designed to be listened to in seclusion, and the
album as a whole is a manifestation of Twile?s belief that ?what is contained
in sadness holds the greatest potential for joy.? So Twile, as if assuming the
role of a therapist, summons the misplaced world of dreams, childhood, and
forest to offer a ?sonorous cure.?

?Traum-a? reveals what Twile identifies as his four obsessions: filtered
violin, glitch sounds, dub bass lines, and contemplative melodies. Going
beyond standard dubtech, the tracks contain definite and extended harmonic
arrangements. The first half of the album builds on the ?four-to-the-floor?
beat pattern while the second half relies on a more relaxed, less defined
rhythmic structure. There?s a persistent, melancholic ambiance maintained
throughout the album. Amongst these four songs one will find introspective,
reverberating melodies conveying a sense of space and distance, violin samples
bringing an undeniable layer of sadness, traces of glitch adding texture, and
subtle beats and bass lines providing a solid rhythmic structure. Especially
notable on ?Sedna? are beautiful vocal fragments by Milja (Naava Projekt)
exuding a human touch of pathos.



Twile - Traum-a





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