"Sync Purge" (2024) aims to compile an ever expanding collection of strange and experimental ideas. Standout tracks like "Quarter Cruncher" and "XLR8" go beat for beat with era defining classics while "Thought Form" or "Sync Purge" attempt to dissect what parts of major releases are a product of performance accessibility and what parts have created a culture of "skipping to the drop". 1 solution tried in Insomnia is the incorporation of full band, out-of-genre sections. That aspect of Denour's style has been carried over in addition to a new focus on abstract and thought provoking rhythms in sections that are traditionally written to improve the odds of a song being played live, but are known to harm the listening experience.
These 13 songs were chosen with this core theme in mind. Anticipation.
"Trope music", or songs carefully designed to pander to music labels, is the unfortunate outcome
of American writer culture. Said label pandering turned dubstep into an unsightly list of do's
and dont's. Denour chooses to combat this downward spiral by composing with intent.
- the Silent few.
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