Kenopsia is a solo project from the Canadian Nathan Guerrette whose another work is black metal Great Cold Emptiness. This time though, to his loud guitars he adds a lot of soothing electronics making urban soundscapes on his new album Urban Passionplay.
As the title suggests, the album has both passion in form of epic guitars and sounds reminding of a journey through a city landscape at night. The whole album is drowned in keyboard music adding to it smoothness and pleasant vibe. Guerette himself writes that it is "urban, emotional, personal and introspective" and no wonder it is as it was being created for a decade. The artist filled it with feelings, admitting that his inspirations included emotions that accompany a long-distance relationship and loneliness. And also, as the final track High Heels proves, Blade Runner. It's absolutely worth it to join him in this ride through neon-filled city streets.
Urban Passionplay costs 5 USD.
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Country: Canada
Genre: synth post-rock