Altered States’ ‘Universal Children’ : A Modern Electronic Consciousness
Altered States is an electronic music consciousness. The Australian artist and producer uses the rhythms, symmetries, beats and whimsy of genres like techno, house, and world music to bring variance to his listener. His music has a way of making ideas, notions, perspectives, and interpretations fluid. It’s as if the progressing motifs and the charged ambience around it infuse a change in perception. ‘Universal Children’ is his debut single.
The track opens with a neo-classical-esque instrumental. It gains a techno beat line, its echoes, and its dance. The design is to compound subtle variations of sound and style, in ways that bend the convention of genres and induce contemplation. You can’t help but be struck by the modernity and sophistication of his vision and execution. If you’re in the market for a song that surprises and elates you, listen to Altered States.
