German producer Minor Science has announced the release of his debut album ‘Second Language’ on April 3 Whities.
The album takes translation and linguistic comprehension as its theme, exploring the relationships between acquired languages and a mother tongue. As a result, the album is idiosyncratically disjointed, conveying meaning in roundabout ways but always packing a punch.
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The LP’s cover shows a German translation of a Samuel Beckett quote, originally in French: “Parce que c’est plus facile d’écrire sans style”, or “because it’s easier to write without style”.
Whities is a renowned eclectic techno label based in London, and has recently released EPs from Happa, Neinzer and Forest Drive West.
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Ahead of the album’s release, Minor Science has released lead single ‘Blue Deal’, a scattered and erratic techno offering that takes you along through its meanders and sidetracks to finally communicate a great well of emotional depth.
Listen to ‘Blue Deal’ on Bandcamp here, where you can also preorder the album.
Photo by Cecilia Corsano Leopizzi
Jemima Skala is Mixmag’s Weekend Editor. Follow her on Twitter
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