Several Definitions – Reborn After The Road SVT201

Several Definitions – Dancing With The Valkyrie (Original Mix) 04:45 98bpm D#min
Several Definitions – Don’t Stop To Fall (Original Mix) 07:23 126bpm Dmin
Several Definitions – Help (Original Mix) 05:55 108bpm Emaj
Several Definitions – Her (Original Mix) 05:10 102bpm Dmin
Several Definitions – Last Breath (Original Mix) 06:22 102bpm Fmaj
Several Definitions – Modular Space (Original Mix) 06:14 117bpm Gmin
Several Definitions – Over You (Original Mix) 07:35 119bpm Fmaj
Several Definitions – Pontceard 32 (Original Mix) 08:14 118bpm Dmin
Several Definitions – Reborn After The Road (Original Mix) 04:43 122bpm Dmin
Several Definitions – Senility (Original Mix) 08:30 120bpm Dmin
Several Definitions – Target Topic (Original Mix) 07:47 125bpm A#min
Several Definitions – The Escape (Original Mix) 10:19 124bpm Dmin
Several Definitions, Goldsun – Trust (Original Mix) 06:46 120bpm
Several Definitions, Lameduza – Learn To Feel (Original Mix) 06:56 120bpm Dmin

After showcasing his knack for emotive productions via various EPs throughout his career, including chart-topping singles on Hot Since 82s Knee Deep in Sound and Dave Seamans Selador, the Swiss artist Several Definitions now reveals his first full-length album. It should come as no surprise that the artist found familiarity in what he calls the Berlin style of electronic music and notably, that of Oliver Koletzkis Stil vor Talent.
Reborn After The Road is an intense and emotional affair, consisting of 14 tracks crafted using field and live recordings, switching between analogue and digital to mould a sonic atmosphere that emblazons the artists core ethos. Although the personal experience that sparked the inspiration for the LP is far from pleasant, Several Definitions style is audibly resolute.
Reborn After The Road, the albums eponymous track, creates a fitting intro for the healing process that is to follow. Its airy pads and majestic strings sonically stand at the epicenter of the expressive album. Several Definitions continues to explore these sounds on vaporous slices like Pontceard 32 or the more acidical Last Breath. The mellifluous, feminine vocals of LaMeduza on Learn To Feel and Her, as well as Spanish singer Goldsuns crooner talents on the introspective Trust, on the other hand, showcase Several Definitions ability to work the human voice into his musical explorations. Taking introspection one step further towards darker realms, Senelity then feels like a rite of passage into the deeper and more intense segment at the albums core. Over You briefly signals a turning point, with its alarm-like synths and grave leads, which is then followed by the glitchy resistance on Modular Spaces. The Escape presents itself as a natural occurrence after the string of turbulent, sometimes conflicting feelings it is a final attempt at evading the depths of animosity. Next, Dancing With Valkyrie comes in as a determined resolution, introducing a new wave of more enduring, complacent moods, also evident on Help and Dont Stop To Fall. Preparing the exit by way of straight-to-the-point techno, Target Topic rolls into Her, the final piece of the emotional puzzle.
Conceptually, Reborn After The Road is the sonic vessel for a cathartic process, conjuring up atmospheres reminiscing of different phases in life: childhood, the strength of unconditional love, and the inevitable sorrow that accompanies death. The humanity of the emotions on show explains the musics universal appeal, as Several Definitions offers the listener a glimpse into an artistic healing process.