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Thlostones

by Stefan Smith

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For Now
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For Now This album is a fog-engulfed city street at midnight: its mystery is laced with menace. It echoes with private sensuality. Smith is a master of atmosphere and restraint. On standout tracks like “Made in Japan”, “All That Fall” and “Thlostones”, he slowly turns the screw until the ego dissolves and the id is unleashed. This is music that will make you want to dance, fuck, and commit a crime. Favorite track: Thlostones.
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thefrator You ever have that out of body experience when first hearing an excellent song? Made In Japan did that for me. I look forward to the full album! Favorite track: Made In Japan.
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Maneki-Neko 05:12
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End 01:37
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Pink Shadows 06:12
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Quad 05:59

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'Stefan Smith (a multi-talented composer, sound designer, and musician) revealed Thlostones in November of 2022—an inspiring soundtrack to times gone by—balanced with brushed electronica and techno for the soul; these are nine emotive slices of life captured as sonic Polaroids. Opener “Made In Japan” captures synthesizer swells and the spirit of ambient-techno shapes and forms, and yet it’s these tinier musical elements buried in the background that enlighten the senses. Subtle melodic strands drift and fall by the wayside.

Delicately woven electronics from what could be the mid-90s in full swing, “Among the Voices Voiceless” and the title track, feature trance-inducing techno soundtracks that ebb and flow into surreal sunsets. At nearby crossroads, “End” details melancholic atmospheres of softened blips and bleeps as “Pink Shadows” takes us right back into uplifting 808 State-inspired synth and technoid acrobatics with a fully-formed groove.

According to Stefan Smith’s own vision, his music is on “an infinite quest for purity, freed from any constraint of popularity, accessibility, and story-telling.” And what a detailed story Thlostones is; drawing from classic soundscapes and inspiration that artists like Sean Deason, B12, and The Detroit Escalator Company ignited in the early days of electronica submerged in four-to-the-floor beauty.'

Pietro Da Sacco (Igloo Magazine)

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released November 4, 2022

Performed, Produced and mixed by Stefan Smith
Vocals on 'Made in Japan' -Zeina Nasr

Photography by Greg Girard

Sapiens Records

Synths used - Roland Juno 60 - Roland Jupiter 4 - Roland TR-606 - Roland TR-909 - Roland TB-303 - Steiner Parker Synthacon - Arp Odyssey - Sequential circuits Pro 1 - Casio FZ1 -Korg Monopoly

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Stefan Smith London, UK

Stefan is a composer sound designer and musician.
He has worked extensively in film and in the art world.
For 7 years he worked as principal sound designer on the 'Dau' project where he developed an installation alongside Brian Eno and Rob Walker.
In 2019 he signed to Agoria's Sapiens records and released his first solo record of electronic music.His new album is released later this year
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