专辑简介

With its fourth album, SYNTECH (now working as a duo) follow the tradition of never sounding the same twice, yet always retaining the core element of the Syntech sound, the tribal rhythm. "Only Ruins Remain" is by comparison the most gentle and introvert release yet, offering atmospheric downbeat tracks next to the club-compatible ones that are of course still to be found. Musically refined and with a warm and organic sound, "Only Ruins Remain" echoes the rhythm of the ritual and adds another attractive progression to the Syntech discography. While "Rising From the Ashes" had been a rhythmic monolith, "P’som Sett" had fathomed the noisier extremes and “Trans-Neptunian Objects” had invited the listener on a space voyage, "Only Ruins Remain" takes a more personal stance, leaving room for thought and contemplation before picking up the pace. Long-time live collaborator Björn Boysen has now also joined the studio production of Steffen Lehmann. "Spindrift" and "No Sunlight" open the album on an intimate note, soft tones and slow grooves with a darker, spiritual note, before the acceleration of "Drive Hunt" evokes a gut-level response. "Electric Hellfire" then surprises with distorted digital detritus and stumbling beats, before "Salvager" leads back onto the path of cleanliness with the most technoid moment of "Only Ruins Remain". Now the tribal dance may commence, with "For how Long", "Ignorance", "Mutations", "Panic", the drumstep-savvy "Mirrors" and the industrial-tinged "Harvest Season". "Prospector" finally winds up "Only Ruins Remain" with piano lines and solemn comedown atmosphere. Having long emancipated Syntech from the Greyhound sound, this is a bold step into a territory of its own, music in the grey area between genres and styles, yet irresistibly emotive and appealing, music to find comfort in when only ruins remain.