- Layers Of Reality is the third release under Anthony Linell's birth name since shifting away from his Abdulla Rashim alias. After a dungeon synth LP and a heavy techno album, it's the first release that feels like a direct continuation of where he left off as Rashim. Linell drops the atmospherics for the title track and focuses on the mid-range. The chords are springy and textured, with ripples that give the track a curious (and irresistible) sense of momentum.
Among Northern Electronics' most functional techno bangers, the ice-cold "Separated From Other Bodies" offers less in the way of melody and ambiance. That leaves "The Levels Of Existential Space," which sits somewhere between the other two tracks. It starts as another straight-ahead banger but takes an unexpected turn, the lead becoming bubbly as if submerged underwater. The track is then swaddled in a fog of synths that recalls the chilly atmospheres of pivotal Northern Electronics releases.
TracklistA1 Layers Of Reality
B1 Separated From Other Bodies
B2 The Levels Of Existential Space