Artist
Forma
Off / On
Spectrum Spools
/
2012
CD
12.99
SP024CD
LP
14.99
SP024LP
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Tracklist
1OFF 4:59
2FORMA313 0:59
3FORMA278 3:53
4FORMA286B 4:39
5FORMA306C 3:51
6MEÌ CANIQUE 11:12
7FORMA339_333 1:33
8FORMA293 3:12
9FORMA358 1:27
10FORMA315 4:56

OFF/ON is an evolutionary act of fissure, the opening of a rift in FORMA’s sonic landscape. The second LP from the Brooklyn cosmic synth trio of Mark Dwinell, Sophie Lam, and George Bennett, OFF/ON’s universe is darker, its terrain more enigmatic and aggressive than 2011’s critically acclaimed S/T. Recorded at the renowned Schoolhouse space in Bushwick, OFF/ON combines swirling arpeggiations, gnarled sequences, and deconstructed Motorik rhythms to conjure an atmosphere of entropic propulsion by unseen forces. Yet the emotional summits of OFF/ON are greater than those of its predecessor, its crystalline melodic peaks made more pronounced by the shadowed depths below. It is this synthesis that gives OFF/ON its singular vision; a sense of unity forged by its own inner tensions.