Attrition
Slikback's Attrition marks his first full-length album for Planet Mu, delivering an immersive melding of cinema and game sound design with tough dance music. It's like a sci-fi film for the ears, exploring a chain of events with dark atmospheres and dramatic pacing; trapdoors and jump scares for your ears.
These contrasts and the dense painterly colour of his sounds give it a beastly beauty. The album came to life during a period of transition, while waiting for a visa after recently moving to Poland from Kenya, where he grew up. With this unexpected pause in travel, Slikback found himself working at a slower, more deliberate pace.
Writing for a label instead of self-releasing also introduced new dynamics, like feedback and structured release schedules. Rather than feeling restricted, he saw this process as a blessing. In a happy and reflective headspaceânewly married and welcoming a newborn childâhe was able to fully develop his compositions.
âI was finally able to explore ideas to a point where I didnât feel the need to change anything,â he shares. Attrition is the result of that creative freedom. While Attrition nods to familiar genres, drawing on elements of Gqom, Dubstep, Tech-Step, and Hardcore Techno, it pushes them into new territory, shaping high-tech, intricate compositions.
âI worked on the tracks back and forth, drastically transforming some from their original sketches,â Slikback explains. âI wanted to create a journey within each track, like something alien emerging from emptinessâbeauty from chaos.â
The album opens gently before diving into fast-paced 140bpm sounds, reminiscent of earlier Planet Mu releases. Midway through, "Taped" shifts the energy with a shimmering, 160bpm rolling bassline. As the album progresses, its intensity builds. The music grows darker, faster, and more unpredictable, culminating in a final track that bursts apart in a thrilling, chaotic climax.
A standout moment in Slikback's career, Attrition is a masterclass in sound design and vision. Strange yet beautiful, intense yet rewardingâitâs the most strikingly unique album youâll hear all year.
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Slikback's Attrition marks his first full-length album for Planet Mu, delivering an immersive melding of cinema and game sound design with tough dance music. It's like a sci-fi film for the ears, exploring a chain of events with dark atmospheres and dramatic pacing; trapdoors and jump scares for your ears.
These contrasts and the dense painterly colour of his sounds give it a beastly beauty. The album came to life during a period of transition, while waiting for a visa after recently moving to Poland from Kenya, where he grew up. With this unexpected pause in travel, Slikback found himself working at a slower, more deliberate pace.
Writing for a label instead of self-releasing also introduced new dynamics, like feedback and structured release schedules. Rather than feeling restricted, he saw this process as a blessing. In a happy and reflective headspaceânewly married and welcoming a newborn childâhe was able to fully develop his compositions.
âI was finally able to explore ideas to a point where I didnât feel the need to change anything,â he shares. Attrition is the result of that creative freedom. While Attrition nods to familiar genres, drawing on elements of Gqom, Dubstep, Tech-Step, and Hardcore Techno, it pushes them into new territory, shaping high-tech, intricate compositions.
âI worked on the tracks back and forth, drastically transforming some from their original sketches,â Slikback explains. âI wanted to create a journey within each track, like something alien emerging from emptinessâbeauty from chaos.â
The album opens gently before diving into fast-paced 140bpm sounds, reminiscent of earlier Planet Mu releases. Midway through, "Taped" shifts the energy with a shimmering, 160bpm rolling bassline. As the album progresses, its intensity builds. The music grows darker, faster, and more unpredictable, culminating in a final track that bursts apart in a thrilling, chaotic climax.
A standout moment in Slikback's career, Attrition is a masterclass in sound design and vision. Strange yet beautiful, intense yet rewardingâitâs the most strikingly unique album youâll hear all year.
