This is some of the most cerebral electronic music out there. Monolake (Robert Henke) perfected his mix of minimal techno, IDM and drum'n'bass on 2003's "Momentum", an album that feels as if Henke processed the Chain Reaction sound through a cyberpunk lens. Chain Reaction, the Berlin label founded by Basic Channel members and minimal techno legends Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, did in fact release some of Monolake's earlier releases, but "Momentum" finds the artist at his best, with a fully realized and fleshed-out comprehensive work that takes minimal techno into new and disturbing places. This album is reminiscent of Autechre during their calmer days, but with a more successfully dialed theme and haunting atmosphere.
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