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Moody Post-Punk and Minimal Synth Romance in Human Figures “Footsteps” LP

Daniel Holt may be best known as the head of Ardetha Records, but he also has an impressive resume of his own experimental synth and ambient projects, such as synth-duo Vault, and a mind-melting techno 12″ for L.I.E.S. Records and Frigio records under his own name.

Human Figures takes a u-turn onto a more personal avenue of expression for Holt. With his new eight-track LP, Footsteps, the music is liminal, sparse, and misty, as each note invokes a warm hypnagogic atmosphere, tinged with fluttering anxiety. The mournful Lifted Burden, with its cowbells and echoing vocals swaddled in warm strings, sets the tone. Haunting notes are supported by a staccato beat as Holt’s melancholic vocals sail in 40 Days, before launching into the raw brilliance of An Open Heart. Raw post-punk, synth romance, and cold reductions pepper the stirring album.

Co-released by Frigio and BFE records, Footsteps is available in a vinyl edition limited to 300 copies.

You can purchase them here.

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