Name: Tremors
Brand: 4AD
SKU: 50088396
Price: 7.51 USD
Availability: InStock

Performer Notes

Audio Mixers: Alex Dromgoole; SOHN .
Recording information: 4/M/7, Vienna; Oupin Labs, Vienna; The Kennel, London.
London-bred producer SOHN first emerged in 2012 with his immaculately composed track "The Wheel," a song that glided effortlessly along on clouds of vocal samples, marrying daydreamy bliss with utter exhaustion as it patiently wandered its emotional arc. Debut album Tremors offers up track after track of similarly considered and meticulous sounds, capturing lonely and frustrated feelings that are often wrapped in, and ultimately redeemed by, gorgeous electronic backdrops. "The Wheel" shows up here as a kind of loose template, with lots of the album's songs built on a minimal foundation of processed vocal samples and raw bass synth. These foundations are often overlayed with more glistening sound elements like the fluttering bell and acoustic guitar sounds of "Ransom Notes" that compete with a sea of muted vocal delays. The beats here range from the booming percussion-heavy lope of funkier track "Artifice" to more glacial and understated R&B hi-hat clicks on "Veto," which recalls the indie take on quiet storm slow jams perfected by SOHN's contemporaries Rhye and James Blake. The vocals, often pained to the point of despair, will remind many listeners of Blake's style, though SOHN veers from Blake's quavering falsetto, opting for an earthier, less delicate delivery. While there are undeniable similarities between Tremors and albums by Blake, Jamie Woon, and other producers from the soul chapter of dubstep's evolution, SOHN stands out based on the total opulence of almost every track here. The feeling of complete immersion in a particular feeling is deeply palpable, with every song smacking of loss, searching, and helplessness. In the end, what keeps Tremors from drowning in its own paralyzed sadness is the feeling that SOHN himself has defeated these dark feelings through the painstaking process of crafting an album so beautiful. ~ Fred Thomas

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Sohn casts his falsetto in blues-worthy scenarios -- a one-man band balancing songcraft and heady post-dubstep production better than James Blake or Rhye, two inevitable comparisons."

CMJ - "TREMORS is simultaneously a deep delve into darkness and a cathartic release from it. SOHN's willingness to embrace everything gloomy and buried mark this debut as an album of self-reflection and seriousness."

Album: Tremors
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Tempest	More Info...
2)	The Wheel	More Info...
3)	Artifice	More Info...
4)	Bloodflows	More Info...
5)	Ransom Notes	More Info...
6)	Paralysed	More Info...
7)	Fool	More Info...
8)	Lights	More Info...
9)	Veto	More Info...
10)	Lessons	More Info...
11)	Tremors	More Info...

Album: Tremors
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Tempest	More Info...
2)	The Wheel	More Info...
3)	Artifice	More Info...
4)	Bloodflows	More Info...
5)	Ransom Notes	More Info...
6)	Paralysed	More Info...
7)	Fool	More Info...
8)	Lights	More Info...
9)	Veto	More Info...
10)	Lessons	More Info...
11)	Tremors	More Info...