Michael Donoghue Crafts the Ambience of Dark & Contemplative Realms in ‘Mantes EP’
Michael Donoghue is an ambient and downtempo artist with a supreme understanding of melody, its concept, structure, and composition. Which is why he gets away with the most abstract and experimental pieces, because of his scale of thought and just the brilliant production value. Some of them might be a mood evoking track, and the other will be tinged by personal experience and memory. So as you listen to his discography one by one, it is like getting to know a person, his brain, his thoughts, and his emotions. ‘Mantes’ is the artist’s latest four-track EP. The tracks taking a trip into slightly darker realms, before the closer lifts you up and takes the listener back into space.
‘Mantis’ opens the collection with a cryptic and echoing synth chamber. The introductional monotony accustomed the listener to the setting. Then the track evolves. It is like following a fish in the water, serene and calm, but also searching and curious. It opens up with texture, sound, volume, resonance, and melody. And before you know it, you are engulfed in its sustaining bubble and melt away mesmerized into its hydro world.
‘Tenodera’ comes with a promise of darkness and suspense. It is all over its soundscape elements. The textures and echoes emerge from a place of irrevocable mystery like the black hole. But it is enticing and beckoning nevertheless. You simply cannot walk away from it. ‘Thespidae’ is trance max. It is just a vibration. Pieces of melody, beat, silence, and space float into it and vanish. Like passing through a body of water to another size of shimmering and echoing spaces.
‘Toxodera’ is the last track. Compared to its predecessors, it is more measured and gradually formed. A disc of glowing synth swirl within its soundscape. Glassy tonalities drive the wandering mind back to the disc. It is also full of consciousness and thought. Perfect for meditation and deep introspections. The fluidity will arrest the mundane and deliver a brand new perspective. Listen Now!
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