ABL:Radio - Transient Messages - Performed by Phenotract

For this week's podcast we're bringing you some talent straight out of Carroll Gardens. We met Eric Shans of Phenotract at a party thrown by Rich Woods over in Clinton Hill and we've been bumping into him around the 'hood ever since. He and his roommate are frequent Wednesday DJs over at Abilene. Eric described his project to us a while back and it sounded intriguing, so we thought we'd give their sophomore album "Transient Messages" a listen. You'll find it as throw back to mysterious synth driven pop of the mid to late 80's (Somewhere between Erasure, New Order , and early Front Line Assembly maybe?). The mix is a selection of 3 tracks out of 11. If you like what you hear, go buy the album over at CDBaby (www.cdbaby.com/cd/phenotract2)

Transient Messages - Performed by Phenotract

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Tracklisting:

1. Connections Missed
2. In Another Life
3. A Million Colors

Bio:

Brooklyn, NY based electronic act Phenotract was started in 1999 with electronic sounds, textures, and rhythms to create synthetic workouts geared for both the dancefloor and the mind. Since it's inception, he has drawn influences from both older and newer house,electronica, trance, and industrial to create a lasting impressions on the listener.

After a series of demos, the first album release was "Within A Second" in 2003. It combined hard tech dance floor tracks, periods of chilled out moments, and an overall atmospheric haze that permeated throughout. It was described as a dreamy otherwordly album that digitally cataloged the human condition. Isaac Glendening of the Philadelphia trance-pop act Cesium 137 helped produce a fair portion of it.

As the project's sound grew and time passed, the tracks morphed into more formidable structures, which have become more melody laden and now carry an even more distinct sound and groove. Now released in October of 2007 ,"Transient Messages" brought aboard the Brooklyn based female vocalist Niabi Caldwell who adds an angelic, ethereal quality to the mix. Boasting futuristic synths, deeply effected voices, driving beats, and an imaginary soundtrack like quality, the new sound is descibed as "neo-pop". Phenotract will continue to attempt to keep evolving it's sonic aesthetic