Sonomancer’s experimental flair gets toned down with a more melodic and gripping approach on his latest single ‘Before Dawn’.
The Australian wizard Sonomancer is a musician and producer, based in Melbourne. His sound mostly revolves around a blend of ambience, down tempo, and experimental electronics that he produces himself. On his latest cut, titled ‘Before Dawn’, we find Sonomancer taking a route that’s a little different from what we’re used to.
‘Before Dawn’ makes its way with an instantly infectious melody that’s reminiscent of a mix between Prodigy’s instantly catchy and Massive Attack’s deeply introspective approaches. Through it all, Sonomancer is maintaining a uniformly restrained sonic atmosphere that revolves around a solid and muted beat to support the repeating synth melody. Sonomancer’s choices for his sounds are, as usual, quite terrific. Utilizing synths that are equally percussive and peppy but are also with their harrowing edge, and blending them with his usual, ambient, wailing synth pads make for an engaging and lush sonic experience that is on point with what we are used to from the Australian sound designer.
‘Before Dawn’ showcases Sonomancer’s more approachable face with superb style and an engaging pace. A sonic trip that’s exciting from the first to the last moments, ‘Before Dawn’ is an exquisite piece of sophisticated electronica that readily defies conventional genres.