Sverre Knut Johansen - Metahuman '2022

Tracks list

       Metahuman, Sverre Knut Johansen’s sixth album for Spotted Peccary,
is about looking beyond the arbitrary constructs of ordinary life towards a
higher consciousness. Inspired by the Deepak Chopra book of the same name,
Metahuman is the search for the best version of oneself, a posing of the
question: what are we capable of without the conditional mind?
Johansen renders this reflection in his diverse sonic palette as he traverses
the rhythmic and the spacious, the symphonic and the
solitary—ever-anchored by a keen sense of melody. He often compares
composing to painting, and this compositional philosophy is evident on
Metahuman. He adds layer after layer to the canvas, sometimes Berlin School
sequences, sometimes a post-rock drumline, until a landscape is wrought from
overlapping shades.
Stunning and elegiac, “Human (Path of Destruction)” begins with a
wistful arpeggiator rising through a subtle texture. As the piece progresses,
tension swells to apocalyptic heights. Mourning drones recall Hans
Zimmer’s work, the wistful arpeggiator twisting through an expanse of
yearning, mourning all that could have been. Percussion carries the piece to
swirling crescendo—then detonates like shattering waves. Contrarily,
“Metahuman” is calm and pensive. A subtle, trip-hop-esque beat
pulses behind a stunning Haken Continuum performance from StaÌŠle
Storløkken. “Fluctuations of Awareness,” has the essence of the
cosmic; distorted warbles cut through steely atmospherics like blips on a radar
screen. Like its title suggests, “Fluctuations” never stays in one
place for long; a helicopter-like loop thunders through its midsection before
dissolving under ethereal waves. Fellow Spotted Peccary artist David Helpling
lends shimmering guitar to closer “Infinity Being,” the journey
ending in a place of peace.
At times yearning and visually imaginative, at times rhythmic and propulsive,
Metahuman’s nine layered sonic topologies present a master electronic
composer at his best.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Sverre Knut Johansen - METAHUMAN (3:38)
1.02 - Sverre Knut Johansen - HUMAN (Path Of Destruction) (10:34)
1.03 - Sverre Knut Johansen - Unity Of Existence Through Evolution (8:48)
1.04 - Sverre Knut Johansen - Immortal (5:45)
1.05 - Sverre Knut Johansen - META (The Light Inside You) (6:24)
1.06 - Sverre Knut Johansen - METAHUMAN (Extended) (9:51)
1.07 - Sverre Knut Johansen - Fluctuations Of Awareness (7:55)
1.08 - Sverre Knut Johansen - Miracle Of Existence (7:35)
1.09 - Sverre Knut Johansen - Infinity Being (6:13) 

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