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RAPID INFLUX

by Álvaro Domene

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"Rapid Influx is as if Autechre commandeered Botch and forced Dave Knudson to make a jazz record. Needless to say, no one else is making music like this." - Wolf Rambatz, music journalist.

"A wild and busy foray into a shattered, abstracted world, the listener is freely propelled through IDM, technical death metal guitar, glitching loops and icy computer noise. This is music to listen THRU as much as it is to listen to." - Max Kutner, guitarist-composer-writer


Álvaro Domene's latest release, “Rapid Influx”, is a highly energetic, imaginative, and virtuosic exploration of the possibilities of the electric guitar and drum machine in the context of, for lack of a better term, electronic jazz metal.

As his third release of 2023, and following up on Torsion (2022) as his debut featuring drum computer and guitar, Domene continues to push the envelope with his distinctive blend of jazz and metal influences, creating thoughtfully crafted compositions that defy easy stylistic categorization.

The opening track, "The Past Is No Cage For The Future", sets the tone with a fierce, monolithic hyper-speed explosion of sound that is both tightly composed and completely unpredictable, and in which the intensity of Domene's playing is immediately apparent. Across seven pieces, he delivers highly detailed arrangements that are complex, compelling, and a lot of fun, with an emphasis on unusual groove, motivic development and a crunchy production that definitely rewards repeated listening.

On this release, the raw shredding and glitchy guitar pirouettes are matched by massively punchy drums which deliver the framework for the complex rhythmic structures that dominate the album. However, what's most remarkable about Rapid Influx is the sheer torrential current of musical ideas that Domene is able to unleash at such neck-breaking speed. Several polymorphic ideas emerge, evolve, and multiply, with the cycle restarting again in multiple directions at once, in a constant state of relentless flow. Unpredictability and unmerciful groove are here the norm.

Despite the album's apparent mayhem and said unpredictability, Rapid Influx is a mature work that showcases Domene's highly meticulous and effective compositional strategies, production techniques, and fierce virtuosity on guitar. Furthermore, the integration of guitar and drum machine feels like a perfectly natural and seemingly effortless evolution of Domene's sound from previous solo guitar releases on his more metallic side, like Not Arbitrary (2022), The Sword Still Hangs Upon The Wall (2021), Illustris (2020), and The Compass (2018).

This blurring of lines between the electronic and the organic is perfectly nested in the hypnotic guitar shredding of the last track "Cruelty As The Cloak Of Fear", which provides a fitting conclusion to an album that is truly one-of-a-kind.

Rapid Influx is a masterful display of Domene's unique talents and a must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of jazz, metal and electronic music. - Iluso Records, February 2023.


***** Review by Max Kutner at theupbeatdeadbeat.blogspot.com/2023/08/rapid-influx-by-alvaro-domene-iluso.html

"A wild and busy foray into a shattered, abstracted world, the listener is freely propelled through IDM, technical death metal guitar, glitching loops and icy computer noise. This is music to listen THRU as much as it is to listen to.

 Kingston-based artist Álvaro Domene is one of the most inventive and hyper-productive guitarist-composers in the world. For starters, he has released 19 either solo or collaborative efforts since 2020. I'm not kidding. Look it up. It's staggering. I find the dialogue he initiates between virtuosic guitar playing and various programmed drum machines and algorithms to be his most fascinating vehicle for expression.

    With each addition, his methods and sounds have evolved exponentially into ever more nuanced aggressive visions which are realized in the form of sweeping and vast musical landscapes. Every second of every piece on Rapid Influx feels like another massive bomb detonating. The sound of the tracks here (and on other releases) is that of fractured sonic debris whizzing past your ears from every direction. Think Venetian Snares meets Atheist but about 100x more intense and you get somewhat of an idea of the character of Rapid Influx. It's an overwhelming but highly rewarding experience to these ears at least!    

    I'm giddy every time Álvaro shares something new with the world and enjoy having my head smashed by their brilliance like one of Gallagher's unfortunate watermelons. Furthermore, the label he uses to release items - Iluso Records - has an impressive roster of likeminded incendiary artists that includes Henry Kaiser, Harvey Valdes, Álvaro Perez, Briggan Krauss and Colin Marston to name a few. 

    If anyone is wondering, my favorite of the seven tracks here is "Shaken Out of Lethargy" which could nearly sum up the experience of encountering any of Álvaro's recent work."

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released March 3, 2023

Compositions, seven string electric guitar and drum computer-sampler: Álvaro Domene

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Domene at Singularity Studio (Kingston, New York), September-December 2022.

Cover art: Ed Keller (aum.aumstudio.org)

Published by Dometone Music BMI 2023

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