~AAS~
I have no clue what this album was trying to go for, but to compare it to something similar,say, a KAYTRANADA album, where the production is the artist's main gig with features adding vocals upon the beats, with the angle of it's a dance album so the eclecticness of the tracks works in it's favor. WHile here, it flows in a way that doesn't make sense to me, like there's no story to build off of, nothing interesting to think about, it's kind of just white noise for 50 something minutes ... read more
glittered with static "Atoms Song" sets the tone and mood of a record that has multiple spines spun around the moniker Teebs. This is another record picking at the threads of nightscapes that slip into a dream. Especially when there are no featuring vocals in the mix. Though it must be said tracks such as "Mirror Memory" feed on a more chaotic dream state with stringings of violin violence mimicking the mind racing through its sleep.
This is another gem that trembles and ... read more
The intro track is long and dull minimalism. I feel it doesn't do justice to setting the tone of the rest of the album, because the rest is quite lovely. That Panda Bear collab is *chef's kiss*. The rich soundscapes Teebs creates are very much able to stand on their own pleasantly, but I also have to give props to the features done by Sudan Archives, daydream Masi, and Pink Siifu as they all brought quite a bit to the table.
| 1 | Atoms Song 7:40 feat. Thomas Stankiewicz | 89 |
| 2 | Black Dove 2:54 feat. Sudan Archives | 91 |
| 3 | Shells 2:38 | 81 |
| 4 | Threads 2:46 feat. Anna Wise | 88 |
| 5 | Studie 3:36 feat. Panda Bear | 93 |
| 6 | Mirror Memory 2:37 | 78 |
| 7 | Prayers I 1:57 | 84 |
| 8 | Prayers II 3:37 | 81 |
| 9 | Universe 3:17 feat. daydream Masi | |
| 10 | Marcel 1:26 | |
| 11 | Mmntm 3:21 feat. Mndsgn, Former Boy | |
| 12 | Daughter Callin' 3:20 feat. Pink Siifu | 91 |
| 13 | Slumber 3:35 | |
| 14 | Muted 3:22 feat. Thomas Stankiewicz | |
| 15 | Atoms Song (Capsule) 4:42 feat. Thomas Stankiewicz |