PROF355IONA1 H31P by Future Proof : 面向異日

Population Engine begins with a liquid synth ostinato that is soon joined by an electronic tom pattern. It reminds the listener of the time before techno was codified and regimented into strict 16-bar sequences, when toms drove the dance floor and the drum kit wasn’t limited to just kick, hat and snare. Psychedelic melodic whistles appear, only occasionally contenting themselves with staying in the same key as the bassline. The hi-hats open up, the cowbell announces that it exists, and now we’re driving across an electro landscape. We can’t stop here, this is electro country. The synth clouds are spreading out … looks like rain. The drums are fading into the background as the storm gathers power. It feels like we’re approaching the end of something … the synths are changing the climate … the center cannot hold.

The second track, Upgradeable Assistant, also begins with a synth sequence, which is joined by a second. The notes are woozy, struggling to maintain coherence. Behind them, a steady rhythm is emerging. Rather than conventional drums, we have repeated hammered triggers and clicks. Something here feels slightly more optimistic than the opening track. Something is struggling to grow. A jenga tower of pitched notes and rusty drum clacks is swaying slightly as it accumulates more and more layers, but the structure is resilient enough. The algorithm is sound. The construction stands firm even as certain notes lose their tonal center. The pitches resolve towards a central point. The upgrade is complete.

Population Engine 以合成器潺流而出，電子節拍銜續而入。使聽眾憶起techno被編入嚴格16 小節序列前的年代：中鼓在舞池中穿梭，鼓組也不僅限於大鼓、踏鈸或小鼓。迷幻的口哨旋律出現，與貝斯時而重疊，又交錯。踏鈸打開，牛鈴開始大聲宣告，我們正飛梭於電子音景之中。這是屬於電子的國度，而我們不宜久留。聲音如雲般散開……又化為雨。隨著暴風凝聚，鼓聲緩緩隱沒於背景中。我們正往盡頭靠近……聲音正在改變氣候……而其中心已逐漸失控。

第二首Upgradeable Assistant以節拍序列開場，即便在迷濛的聲音中也維持其連貫，穩定的節奏從身後浮現。不同與以往的鼓聲，這裡重複敲擊、鎚擊，扣下扳機。這兒比開場曲稍稍樂觀些。有些什麼正在蠢蠢欲動。一個由銳利音符與鏽化鼓聲建構的高塔隨著層數堆升而開始搖晃，但結構有著足夠的彈性。聲音即是演算的方法。即使某些音符失去了調性中心，結構仍然牢固。音調朝向中心點進化，升級就緒。

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