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Devil's Dance

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For fans of daniel davies, lovers of dark ambient and post-industrial electronic music, and listeners interested in dystopian-themed sound albums.
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You know well what happens sometimes. A video catches your eye, curiosity sparks, and that's it. If you like the track, you move on to the second and then the third, ending with a "damn, this is awesome," and it's pure enjoyment.

It's Daniel Davies, a Bristolian Englishman (a city, a certainty) who released in 2019 "Devil's Dance" (bandcamp), a dark electronic fresco blended in a pessimistic and decadent ambient. The end of the world seems at the door, the devil appears happy and dancing while humanity is on the brink of collapse.

The tracks unfold between mephistophelian, pressing dub ("Dub Hell" and "Hell Version" with a Cure-like final bass), post-industrial ambient (the annoying opening of "Concrete" with a dreamy end), and minimal-techno military rot (the title track "Devil's Dance"). And if by chance in "Radiation" and the kilometer-long finale of "Vertigo" the idea of the Titanic's orchestra resurfaces in your mind, don't worry, it's all fine: there isn’t a sinking ocean liner but an entire planet burning. And a lonely sax drowned in ambient discomfort seems to capture the imminent catastrophe.

It's a pleasant surprise for genre lovers, a breath of sick air for those who want to face the future with more awareness, it's yet another cry of alarm that will remain unanswered.

Because, as always, it's not the questions that are missing inside us but the right answers.

War is coming to town...

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Daniel Davies's 2019 album Devil's Dance by OSSIA offers a dark electronic and ambient journey reflecting a world on the brink of collapse. The album blends dub, post-industrial, and minimal techno elements to craft a bleak yet engaging soundscape. Its melancholic, dystopian themes are captured through carefully layered tracks, evoking imagery of apocalypse and decay. A must-listen for fans of dark and experimental electronic music. The review praises the album as a thoughtful, atmospheric piece with a compelling mood.

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OSSIA released 'Devil's Dance' (2019), a dark electronic album blending ambient, post-industrial and dub elements, described as apocalyptic and cinematic in the DeBaser review.
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