Reality Therapy by Russell Haswell - Diagonal Records [DIAG062] FLAC download included with physical items
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Reality Therapy

Russell Haswell

A 10 track techno album (1h 1m 33s) — released September 22nd 2023 on Diagonal Records

#electronic #techno

"The themes and styles that I selected reflect what I saw going on in the world around me during this weird time that we all went through . . . The imprisonment of Navalny, Covid lockdowns and the shambolic government—I couldn't help feeling the similarities to the 80s and early 90s, and so the music includes stylistic themes and sound references to that period transposed into a more positive and humorous light."

Russell Haswell's first new work on Diagonal since 37 Minute Workout Vol. 2 in 2019 is a response to the continued absorption of real-time video feeds on YouTube in and around the Covid period. Across ten tracks, Russell makes connections to his youth, to a political climate punctuated by strikes, class-war and protest.

The veteran electronic antagonist creates wonder out of almost nothing - a hissing snare, rib-prodding blips, a far-off shiver of bowed strings - The Guardian

the music includes stylistic themes and sound references to that period transposed into a more positive and humorous light - CHRISTIAN EDE The Quietus

Russell Haswell's new album is connected to the social and political landscape of his youth. It's a reaction to a society punctuated by strikes, class war and protest. - MICHAEL LAWSON Resident Advisor

Veteran noisenik Russell Haswell has finished a provocative new album for the Diagonal label. Reality Therapy is described as “a response to absorbing real-time live feeds on YouTube of breaking stories broadcast by news-gathering agencies in and around the Covid period - SHAWN REYNALDO First Floor

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