Song for Alpha
Turning away from the mix of big-room energy and outré sounds that marked his debut, the London producer’s surprisingly muted second album is a catch-all for his varied tastes.
Avery teases us with tension and texture, ebbing and flowing his way to something truly hypnotic
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London-based DJ/producer Daniel Avery has followed up his much-lauded debut (2013's Drone Logic) with Song For Alpha, another robust foray into hypnotic, ambient techno that makes good on the promise of the teaser Slow Fade EP, released in early 2018.
To create an album, without lyrics, that is worth listening to in a world that is so fast-paced and is informed so much by what has gone before that we liked, can be a daunting prospect.
With the release of his debut LP ‘Drone Logic’ in 2013, Daniel Avery established himself as a creature of the night. Full of eerie, gloaming
A deep dive into Daniel Avery's second album 'Songs For Alpha' – a record for late nights and hazy mornings spent on the road.
Throughout the brilliant 'Song For Alpha', Daniel Avery sticks to the fundamental dictum that music should take you to somewhere unexpected.
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