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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the New York-based electronic producer Emma Olson was recorded in live takes.
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- Record Label: Technicolour
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Jun 21, 2017Progressing across a grid, Olson's explorative approach to loop-based production of music reveals an intuitive and refreshing approach to deriving emotive depth from a machine.
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Jun 21, 2017If you’re looking for a 3am club techno sound, then this record probably isn’t for you; its delicacy makes rather for an introspective experience.
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Jun 21, 2017On Symbolic Use of Light UMFANG has created a thrillingly live and raw techno album with the emphasis placed on capturing the moment. From the sophisticated way in which she layers sounds to the way in which she transitions between them, UMFANG demonstrates a profound understanding of the subtleties that define techno.
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The WireAug 8, 2017Perhaps some of the head-scratching freshness of Burgess-Olson’s early material has been lost--but with her gear-led, no-fuss production sensibility, she slots in perfectly on Ninja Tune’s Technicolour imprint alongside prolific mavericks like Hieroglyphic Being and Legowelt. [Jul 2017, p.59]
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Aug 4, 2017Olson’s approach is simple without being naive and challenging rather than wilfully artsy, switching from the menacing ‘Weight’ to the pared-back acid of ‘Pop’.
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Jun 21, 2017Like much of her work throughout her career, each of these tracks feels like a glimpse of something larger. You won’t get the full picture from any single track, but let the whole album sink in, and you begin hearing the implicit connections that link them all.