![]() “Wall of Sleep,” featuring his Mute labelmate HAAi, is the closest Avery has ever come to fizzy pop (still not that close). Some of the most immediate songs are the collaborations with vocalists. Then there are uniquely Avery-esque creations like “Devotion” that melds a piledriver breakbeat with a wall of noise that blasts like solar radiation. The travelogue includes serious club thumpers (“Higher”), gaseous bliss-outs (“The Collapsing Sky”), moments of balearic beauty (“Lone Swordsman”) and stare-at-your-hand jams worthy of Boards of Canada (“Spider,” the title track). Sometimes Avery flips the switch to slow motion, and the soundtrack drops to a blurry crawl. It’s bullet train that rockets through neon urban cityscapes, glaciers and waterfalls, and blooming valleys, all under a skyfull of stars. Ultra Truth is a gorgeous and often thrilling album that finds Daniel Avery a master of a variety of dance styles that he whips into his own alluring blend of techno, drum-n-bass, shoegaze, trip hop, chillout and ethereal electronics. Working in elements of shoegaze and other ethereal styles to his brand of techno, Daniel Avery makes his best record yet ![]() ![]() ![]() ALBUM OF THE WEEK #1: Daniel Avery – Ultra Truth (Mute / Phanstasy Sound) ![]()
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