{"product_id":"al-wootton-we-have-come-to-banish-the-dark","title":"Al Wootton – We Have Come To Banish The Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003eAl Wootton is a producer, DJ, artist and operator of the record labels TRULE and Amidah Recordings. Through his own releases and those on his label he navigates the zone between Techno, Dub, UK Garage, and sparse, hypnotic percussion workouts. \u003cspan\u003eHe returns to his label Trule with his second album \u003cem\u003eWe Have Come To Banish The Dark\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe record is a product of dystopic times, taut with energy and restrained violence, yet never oppressive or nihilistic. The theme is one of unity, liberation and resistance to a darkening world, against the rising tide of fascism, hypercapitalism, and right wing politics. Yet there remains a constant hope and light, most evident in the downtempo roller “Devarim” and the closing bars of “May Your Angels Of Light Accept Him”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWootton brings to the fore his youth experiences playing in post-punk bands and his longstanding appreciation of Metal to this swung, robust techno album. \u003cem\u003eWe Have Come To Banish The Dark\u003c\/em\u003e recalls the industrialism of Chris and Cosey, Coil and Throbbing Gristle, while the ghosts of the UK Hardcore continuum through Jungle and UK Garage remain an ever haunting presence. The rhythms maintain a flexibility and lightness of touch that provide contrast to the monochrome industrial sound palette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver nine tracks Wootton explores a variety of rhythmic styles, from techno steppers such as “Descender” and “A Pox Cast”, to the 4x4 house of “A Cruel Sun Over Catalonia”, the minimal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDrum and Bass-esque “Number, Weight , Division” and the loopy techno of “The Norman Yoke”, while eschewing typical genre tropes to maintain a cohesive sound over the whole album. \u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Have Come To Banish The Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is an album that rewards both ecstatic club moments and repeated deep listening with its high energy and detailed, textured sound design. — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0TQEbCT8xk7deDDxBQuVu1?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Trule\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, 12\", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2023\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Techno, Experimental, Dub\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: House \/ Electro \/ Techno\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trule","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45073020813470,"sku":"TRULE020","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a3553284495_10.jpg?v=1738915072","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/al-wootton-we-have-come-to-banish-the-dark","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}