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Pale Desires

by White Stains

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One could be forgiven, if stumbling upon some nameless wav files, for thinking the White Stains back catalogue was perhaps a collection of unfinished pre-2012 Lust For Youth tracks Hannes Norrvide never got round to vocalising. Layered, synthetic pads are held together under ultra-bright melodies and an all-encompassing lo-fi atmosphere. Yet herein lies the beauty of the project; that it can present a sense of absence and still feel, ultimately, fulfilling.

But this new album is leap forward for White Stains' Belgian protagonist, Koenraad Impens. Pale Desires tip-toes tenderly the line between the washed-out synthpop of old and a move into a cleaner, more delicate territory. This is a far less aggressive incarnation of the project and whilst retaining some essential elements much of the harsh lo-fi aspect has been stripped away in favour of more ambient textures.

It's a sign of maturity; once commanding presence, now reclining under fading neons, White Stains is perhaps becoming the project it always wanted to be.

A1. Routines
A2. Dissolving Time (Nightsides)
A3. Modern Distractions
A4. Reflections on White
B1. Reclining Under Neons
B2. Constant Summer
B3. Half Thoughts
B4. Pale Desires

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released April 26, 2020

Artwork by Koenraad Impens
All tracks by Koenraad Impens, Belgium, 2018/2019

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Holy Geometry Berlin, Germany

Holy Geometry is a cassette label based in Berlin, Germany working in, but not limited to, the fields of ambient, noise, drone, industrial, techno and experimental sound.

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