Chemical
Process
Munkie
Sunshine
Music
Indie
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Munkie is the alter-ego of Jason Clark,
Producer, Composer, Musician and Remixer. The music
he creates is an electro art-form containing elements of many divergent genres,
it stirs the emotions and takes the listener on a rollercoaster ride from the
dark and foreboding to the refreshingly cheerful and even inspirational. He
seems to be the master of moving between soundscapes
and this album moves effortlessly through a myriad of forms.
I really enjoy the mixture of genres, a
lot of the album is fairly down tempo electronica
through with various expressions, Think Skin is certainly is more drum and bass
and is the most melancholic piece.
The album begins with Antidote Tto Strychnine, which has a very cool, downbeat sound and
some great vocals, it suddenly then changes with 'More Precious Than Gold' which is far more upbeat, cheerful and includes
some a cool modified voice. The upbeat sound is continued with 'Fire In My Heart' , which has a great bass line, some superb beats and
a great seductive voice track.
'(We Are) Automated' is a change of pace,
it is an unusual track and starts to move the album into darker territory, this
is continued with the edgy Shatter The Circles, which has resonances with the
80’s robotic sound of Gary Numan and climaxes in the drum
and bass number Think Skin, which is soft, beautiful and rhythmically overpowering.
The last three tracks move the album back
into same explorations as the first tracks and bring the album full circle.
This is a very accomplished album. The
textured sounds, the varying soundscapes, the layered
synths and processed beats offer a truly atmospheric electronica experience, lyrics, voices and forms are mixed
together to create a very lush experience.
The fact that Munkie
is able to navigate through so many genres and forms and move effortlessly
through a landscape of sound from light to dark and back again
makes Chemical Process an
extremely consummate album.