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‘The Element of Sound’ is an interesting collection of unique, experimental, symphonic electronica that is relaxing, hypnotic and mesmerising. Monita De Varge has definitely tried to go for something a bit leftfield and away from the norm, which at times may be a bit too out there for some listeners. However, if you listen deeper, you can find yourself some exquisite chill out. It’s emotive and powerful music.
There’s a dark theme that is predominant throughout this album. A number of the tracks can be sinister and a little haunting, ‘Neurokraft’ is a perfect example of this. It has foreboding intro followed be extremely deep, resonating solid bass on a fat breakbeat. ‘Orionus’ is a dark, classical, electronic orchestral piece, which is captivating. ‘The Element of Sounds’ takes the dark vibe with an ambient touch. ‘When the Big Eyes Open’ is a bit spooky, but not all the tracks are of this dark, encompassing flavour.
‘A Fish Called Boggles’ has some bounce to it and makes for an interesting blend of minimal bleeps and beeps, while incorporating sounds from the psy dimension. ‘Cozmic Sonic’ gives a slightly lighter feel to the darkness of the album by adding what sounds like an electronic xylophone (if such a thing exists). A real experimental feel is thrown in with ‘Abnormal Revery’, as it’s really outside the square, but strangely relaxing.
Taking all this into consideration, Monita still finds time to throw in some more upbeat numbers. ‘Teleportal’ is one of these and reminds me of some of the sounds of high energy rave tracks from the early to mid 90s. ‘Prophesy’ is straight up tech-trance, a solid listen and unlikely to disappoint. The real winner of the album, however, is ‘Fantasia’. It’s another futuristic classical piece, but it’s up there in anthem status. On the uplifting, happier vibe, it’s is one of the tracks that’s so well structured that it brings you up and down at the right points and draws you right into the depths of its hypnotic power.
Although darker and sometimes experimental, ‘The Element of Sound’ will be one of the more unique listens that you will experience this year. It’s always great when an artist tries to push the creative boundaries, doing so with talent and not just for the sake of experimentation. This is well worth a look and will surprise some listeners.
