Tracklist
1 | OFF | 4:59 | |
2 | FORMA313 | 0:59 | |
3 | FORMA278 | 3:53 | |
4 | FORMA286B | 4:39 | |
5 | FORMA306C | 3:51 | |
6 | MÉCANIQUE | 11:12 | |
7 | FORMA339/333 | 1:33 | |
8 | FORMA293 | 3:12 | |
9 | FORMA358 | 1:27 | |
10 | FORMA315 | 4:56 |
OFF/ON is an evolutionary act of fissure, the opening of a rift in FORMA’s sonic landscape. The second LP from the Brooklyn cosmic synth trio of Mark Dwinell, Sophie Lam, and George Bennett, OFF/ON’s universe is darker, its terrain more enigmatic and aggressive than 2011’s critically acclaimed S/T. Recorded at the renowned Schoolhouse space in Bushwick, OFF/ON combines swirling arpeggiations, gnarled sequences, and deconstructed Motorik rhythms to conjure an atmosphere of entropic propulsion by unseen forces. Yet the emotional summits of OFF/ON are greater than those of its predecessor, its crystalline melodic peaks made more pronounced by the shadowed depths below. It is this synthesis that gives OFF/ON its singular vision; a sense of unity forged by its own inner tensions.