akkord: obelisk

Akkord return with their first original music since 2014's HTH020 EP. Obelisk is a study in rhythm and frequencies, suspended in space. On the minimalistic "Monolith," a single element is molded into a three-dimensional sound sculpture, an aural illusion of a lead weight that floats away into the ether. In contrast, "Megalith" has a pulsing gravity, drawing in laser-guided blasts of bass, broadsides of pitched-down jungle, and echoes of distant birdsong and telecommunications as it journeys through the static of space. Heavyweight 10" mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy.