“Shell Wave” by Surgeon, out now on the mythic Tresor Records — a masterpiece and a timeless journey through techno.
With a long-standing reputation built on countless essential releases, the legendary Surgeon returns this May with “Shell Wave”-an album that feels like a fresh, exciting showcase of sound-uniquely his, raw and vividly alive.
In a time when many techno aesthetics feel recycled, this work stands boldly apart.
Like a true sonic language, Tony Child flows intuitively through each track, sculpting industrial, metallic synths that are simultaneously aggressive and elegant. His sound is unmistakable, unfiltered, instinctive, and deeply in the zone.
This album is a 10/10 contribution to modern techno: nine tracks that express an abstract, immersive world where humans and machines merge.
Delays stretch space and perception, fusing elements into a sound that’s as psychedelic as it is cerebral. It is a constant modulation through time, with no urgency or rush, just pure flow unfolding. It’s a true workshop of timeless feelings.
The percussion, synths and atmospheres function as a single entity, a constellation of fragmented elements, dismantled and gravitating around each other in the infinite space of creativity where we all have the faculty to perceive and inhabit.
It’s a deep void of emotion, haunting and moody, not a techno album for casual listening, but a masterpiece that shows where techno can go and why this movement and school of sound remains so enigmatic and beyond words.
From 4/4 kicks to broken rhythms and ambient textures, Shell Wave is a complete journey, cumulative and ongoing through foggy, dystopian landscapes where a poetic soul rises.
It’s everything we could ask for from one of the scene’s most vital and innovative figures.
-Francisco Barahona
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