Music / electronica

Belonging


Reviews (3)


AllMusic

2020

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Marcy Donelson

2020

"When taken together, the under-half-hour album may be a bit too eclectic for its own good, it's fascinatingly kinetic, and the occasional easygoing melodic hook helps take the edge off".


Clash

d. 27. May 2020

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Nick Roseblade

d. 27. May 2020

"Belonging' is a kaleidoscopic beast. Throughout its 30-minute duration Chang presents us with complex shapes and patterns. Hazy synths are grounded by barbarous beats. Shimmering synths cascade over dense basslines ... In spite of the album's shortcomings Ian Chang has delivered a cohesive body of work that taps into his musical past, but also hints to his future".


Weekendavisen

d. 12. June 2020

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Anders Boas

d. 12. June 2020

"Changs musik er kaos med små lysglimt af genkendelighed ... som solokunstner lader han de akustiske trommer hvile for at hellige sig en avantgardistisk elektronisk musik bygget ud af samples af støj, iturevne slagstøjslyde og sælsomme instrumenter fra fjerne himmelstrøg ... Dissonans og forvanskede, forvrængede og fremmede lyde er efterhånden blevet en fast del af moderne popmusik. Men når vores rytmiske forventninger, som på Belonging, ikke indfries, er det svært at finde sig til rette ... Jeg genkender det som musik, men må alligevel konstant gribe forgæves efter et holdepunkt i slipstrømmen af Changs lydinferno".



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