Faith in Strangers
The Manchester electronic producer Andy Stott creates ghostly environments filled with glitches, pops, hazes, lurid synths, clarion vocals, graceful footwork, and enormous bass. Faith in Strangers, his first substantive solo release since 2012’s masterful Luxury Problems, offers an expanding set of sounds and ideas.
Being pushed into the spotlight on the back of Luxury Problems’ critical acclaim was an unlikely place for Andy Stott to end up. For nearly a decade, the Manchester-based producer made music that dwelled most comfortably in murk—dub techno that softly knocked and rolled, as though echoing from six concrete floors…
Sure, there are beats on Andy Stott's new album, Faith in Strangers. Heck, there are shimmering moments when you might even be tempted to call Stott's work dub step(ish).
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On his earlier releases, Manchester producer Andy Stott mirrored his city's gloomy industrial heritage with dark, clanging sounds immersed in murkily clouded dub techno.
[xrr rating=3.75/5]“Techno” has seemed an inadequate description for Andy Stott’s ever-changing sound for the better part of a decade now, but with Faith in Strangers it ceases to have any meaning whatsoever.