nthng - Unfinished [coloured vinyl / special edition 2x12" + limited rare 7"]

Lobster Sleep Sequence

£32.45

Cat No: LSS004 [Special Edition Deep Green Vinyl]
Format: 2LP + 7"
Genre: Ambient, Experimental, Techno
Release Date: April 2021

Repress: 24 Mar 2023

Lobster Theremin ambient sub-label Lobster Sleep Sequence announce their double LP + 7” album from Dutch producer nthng - featuring a limited run of copies on deep green vinyl. Themed around events in the artist's life, Unfinished is a deeply personal journey, yet there’s something very relatable to the world he has conjured. Lockdown has forced us to look inward, explore realities within ourselves and the fragility of our forgotten world. The album is a series of peaks and troughs - hopeful words, ominous tones and other-worldly soundscapes, giving way to a journey in no way linear - but a true reflection of our times. The title track sets the scene perfectly, while Son features deep bass notes, dreamy keys and spoken word - creating a visceral and unsettling scene. Subnautica resides in the fringes of ambient and techno - as tribalistic drums are suspended in our new rendered reality.

The marching bass and howling synths of Wrath of the Demon lull conspicuously in a vacuum, while the hauntingly beautiful vocals featured on Disappeared But Not Forgotten evoke a poignant, powerful reaction across the record’s B-side - “Everything stopped, you just disappeared...”

At its most tranquil Our Time offers a sense of rest - a space to appreciate, as we leave the window open, peer outside and feel the gentle breeze brush across our face. Saafe continues this theme, and feels like a warm embrace - “She saved my life in a matter of speaking, when she gave me back the power to believe.”

Ending Theme is beautifully organic as you hear the sound of the piano pedal touch the floor, tones are introspective and vulnerable - while the looming presence of uncertainty subtly takes form in thinly layered pads.

The album also sees the release of a digi only bonus track Only a Flash of Light and invites you outside while the stars are at their brightest.

Tracklisting
A1 nthng - Unfinished
A2 nthng - Son
A3 nthng - Subnautica
A4 nthng - Atlantis
B1 nthng - Wrath Of The Demon
B2 nthng - Sudden Life
B3 nthng - Disappeared But Not Forgotten
B4 nthng - Energy Reloading
C1 nthng - Our Time
C2 nthng - Deya Kingdom
C3 nthng - Saafe
D1 nthng - Soft Sea
D2 nthng - E Crusader
D3 nthng - Ending Theme
E1 nthng - Breaking The Waves
F1 nthng - Encounters At The End Of The World