11 May 2011 - 0 Comments

Fans of the Hamilton-by-way-of-Ireland electronic duo Aum have a brand new cause to celebrate in the form of their epic new track The Mantis.

Aum’s Darryl Turner and Jeremy Graham have always been known for their keen ear when it comes to building long sonic arrangements and this track is no exception. Production values and ambience are venerated and held in the greatest esteem, taking the listener on a 27 minute journey through haunted cityscapes, outer space, and vast expanses of nature. One minute you're being drawn towards a distant buzzing, the next flitting through claustrophobic laughter, hurled back to earth by a dense bass throb before landing on the shores of a jungle island, and seemingly even through one’s own body.

There is nothing as pedestrian as lyrics to weaken this voodoo, nor any trite consolations to pop music that would cheapen the sentiment, stepping boldly away from paltry genre-classifications that have tried to dumb the duos art down to goofy catch phrases and tasteless buzzwords. This is music by true artists that is to be savoured.

But what can you say about a song that wordlessly evokes a profound cosmic wisdom and actually do it justice?

You would simply say that Aum has done it again, for that is all that the faithful will need. For the uninitiated I would say; Where have you been? We have been waiting for you.

The Mantis is available as a free digital download from the following places:

Amplifier

Soundcloud

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