Your EDM
  • News
  • Featured
    • Editorials
    • Giveaways
    • Aspire To Inspire
    • Interviews
  • Music
    • House
      • Bass House
      • Commercial House
      • Deep House
      • Disco House
      • Dutch House
      • Electro House
      • Future House
      • Indie Dance
      • Nu-Disco
      • Progressive House
      • Tech House
    • Bass Music
      • Drum n Bass
      • Dubstep
      • Future Bass
      • Glitch Hop
      • Hardstyle
      • Moombahton
      • Trap
    • Trance
      • Trouse
      • Uplifting Trance
      • Tech Trance
    • Free Downloads
  • Discord
  • News
  • Featured
    • Editorials
    • Giveaways
    • Aspire To Inspire
    • Interviews
  • Music
    • House
      • Bass House
      • Commercial House
      • Deep House
      • Disco House
      • Dutch House
      • Electro House
      • Future House
      • Indie Dance
      • Nu-Disco
      • Progressive House
      • Tech House
    • Bass Music
      • Drum n Bass
      • Dubstep
      • Future Bass
      • Glitch Hop
      • Hardstyle
      • Moombahton
      • Trap
    • Trance
      • Trouse
      • Uplifting Trance
      • Tech Trance
    • Free Downloads
  • Discord
No Result
View All Result
Your EDM
No Result
View All Result
Home Bass Music

Your EDM Premiere: AL/SO’s New Album Promises to have an Experimental, ‘Ethereal’ Bent [Korsakov Music]

If the teaser tracks are anything to go by, we'll be seeing a different side of the usually high energy producer and dancefloor label

by Layla Marino
March 29, 2023
in Bass Music, Drum n Bass, Previews, Release, Reviews
Your EDM Premiere: AL/SO’s New Album Promises to have an Experimental, ‘Ethereal’ Bent [Korsakov Music]

Dutch producer and human energy torpedo AL/SO began teasing his forthcoming album Heaven Comes Down last month with a surprising track called “Serendipity.” Known for his dancefloor blasters and cheeky song titles like “Toaster Bath,” “Shake It” and more recently “Chris Eubank” with Tengu, AL/SO has also been known to showcase more melodic and experimental work but he’s really going for it with “Serendipity.” Now, with the release of teaser number two, “Ethereal,” fans will know it’s not just a one-off.

Even for those who know AL/SO’s more emotive and musical works like “Superfluous,” which showed an interesting virtuosity with synths as well as really highlighted his love of classical genres like Opera. In “Serendipity,” there’s a continuation of this aptitude for synth play and sound design, but it appears AL/SO also likes to experiment. With radio pop synths (or distorted pizzicato string sounds) creating the classically-inspired melody, they devolve into what sounds like actual vapor wave static in the break, making for a sort of pre-Analog Misanthrop vibe with more danceability.

“Ethereal” drops tomorrow but YEDM has been given access to preview the streaming track a bit early. It continues the trend of experimental and danceable but with much more emphasis on the experimental side of things. Sort of celestial in the ambient layer of the sound design, the radio pops and static-cum-Beethoven melodies give the impression that Switched on Bach has been run through an AI program and then handed to an archangel for mastering; the one with the million eyes.

The composition is what makes “Ethereal” a cohesive track, and not just a Zappa-esque fusion lark. While the beat comes and goes, the track stays in D&B timing despite its many twists and turns, making it not only danceable but suited for the dancefloor DJs will have loads of fun with this one, as there are donez of ways it can be remixed. It’s also suitable for a good, hard tech listen because there are so many moving parts, not to mention methods, techniques and genres, switch-ups and surprises. Lastly, it’s melodic and flowy enough to enjoy on its own, without dancing or analyzing it to death.

Korsakov Music · AL/SO – Ethereal (FINAL)

Diverse without catering to any specific sect of the listening public, “Ethereal” may be a seminal track for AL/SO, and we haven’t even heard Heaven Comes Down in its totality yet. Will it be a seminal album as well? It seems likely In the meantime, more and more of both industry grumps and punters alike are learning that AL/SO is more than just a dancefloor jockey with a talent for funny track names. Heaven Comes Down will open up a whole new world of artistry from the cheeky Dutchman, and we can’t wait to hear the rest of it.

“Ethereal” drops on Korsakov Music this Thursday, March 30. Click here to pre-order or pre-save.

Tags: 174al/sod&bdnbEthereal singleexperimentalHeaven Comes Down albumkosrakov music
Previous Post

Sunset Music Festival Adds Rezz, LSDream, Canabliss + More To Phase 2 Lineup

Next Post

Skrillex announces 5-hour headline set at Red Rocks

Layla Marino

Layla Marino

Layla Marino is an independent drum & bass and bass music freelance writer for UKF.com, DJ Mag North America, Bassrush.com, Insomniac.com and Bandcamp.com.

Next Post
Skrillex just surprise dropped his second album of the year from Madison Square Garden

Skrillex announces 5-hour headline set at Red Rocks

No Result
View All Result

Facebook Twitter Instagram Twitch

Our Company

  • Contact Us
  • Join the community

Our Policies

  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
© 2020 Your EDM, LLC - All Rights Reserved
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Featured
    • Editorials
    • Giveaways
    • Aspire To Inspire
    • Interviews
  • Music
    • House
      • Bass House
      • Commercial House
      • Deep House
      • Disco House
      • Dutch House
      • Electro House
      • Future House
      • Indie Dance
      • Nu-Disco
      • Progressive House
      • Tech House
    • Bass Music
      • Drum n Bass
      • Dubstep
      • Future Bass
      • Glitch Hop
      • Hardstyle
      • Moombahton
      • Trap
    • Trance
      • Trouse
      • Uplifting Trance
      • Tech Trance
    • Free Downloads
  • Discord

© 2020 Your EDM, LLC - All Rights Reserved