Pavel Khvaleev - Sonder [Black Hole]

Artist: Pavel Khvaleev
Label: Black Hole
Catalog: BHCD177
Released: 07.12.2018
Type: Album
Style: Electronic, Deep House, Downtempo, House, Progressive House

Sonder-s tracks are loosely themed around the Dictionary Of Obscure Sorrows- definition of the word. Namely the conceptual realisation that every random person passing us lives an existence every bit as real & intricate as our own.

To realise this Pavel re-orbited with Moonbeam-s established, extraordinary troupe of singers/artistic collaborators. Avis Vox, Blackfeel Wite, Loolacoma, Sopheary, Jacob A. & others - all vets of the group-s 10-year run - resumed their inimitable singing & songwriting work. Others though are newer-comers to Pavel-s high-texture universe. The album features first-time pairings with UK duo RINNGS, Polish composer producer and multi-instrumentalist Olga Wojciechowska and J-Pop sensation LIA.

Through -Sonder-, Pavel is presenting an album that-s as close to uncharted territory as exists in this electronic music day & age.

On the surface, -Sonder- is a spectacle for both ear and (through its accompanying videos) eye. Deeper down however it-s a swirling admixture of deeper meaning, channelled through the avant-garde, the introspective, spiritual & abstract. Across two discs, the album is divided equally & unambiguously into vocal & instrumental works.

Dedicated to the former, disc one is a platform for one transcendently affecting song after another. Among them you-ll find -Videos-, which (commented DJ Mag in their 8/10 review) -is sung to achingly beautiful effect by UK M/F twosome RINNGS-. -Losing Battles- - the album-s most recent single with LIA projects house-ier, more Disclosure-ish vibes. Equally tranquil in nature are -So Real- and -The Saviour- - Blackfeel Wite and Pryce Oliver respectively handling their beautifully accented vocal components. Alumni from Moonbeam-s breakthrough -Around The World- album, Avis Vox is in radiant form on the bittersweet future-folk of -Sun-. -Blind Infinity- and -Skin- meanwhile draw subtle but reminiscent parallels with the early works of Lamb, Portishead and others.

Everything is relative on Planet Pavel, so to say that Disc 2-s instrumentals are of a clubbier profile would be a qualified statement. It does however move onto a 4/4 footing, the warming of its synths on opening numbers like -Nocturnal-, -Visions- and -Find You- comparatively signalling a more -up' tone to its second act. -Forever- (with A*S*Y*S) locks in a groove factor, while -Indigo-, -Sonorous-, -Blackout- and others assume trancier tempos and outlines. -Shades Fade- closes out Pavel-s dazzling second solo LP. In bleepy, quirky, engaging form, it plays with your perceptions of what he is/does to -Sonder-s very last.

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Disc 1:
1. Pavel Khvaleev & RINNGS - Videos (03:24)
2. Pavel Khvaleev & Blackfeel Wite - So Real (07:19)
3. Pavel Khvaleev & Pryce Oliver - The Saviour (06:17)
4. Pavel Khvaleev & Lia - Losing Battles (03:23)
5. Pavel Khvaleev & Avis Vox - Sun (04:44)
6. Pavel Khvaleev & Blooming - Human Touch (03:34)
7. Pavel Khvaleev & Blackfeel Wite - The Star (05:28)
8. Pavel Khvaleev & Loolacoma - Dark Angel (04:00)
9. Pavel Khvaleev & Olga Wojciechowska - Blind Infinity (03:54)
10. Pavel Khvaleev & Sopheary - Skin (03:36)

Disc 2:
1. Pavel Khvaleev - Nocturnal (06:28)
2. Pavel Khvaleev - Visions (07:14)
3. Pavel Khvaleev & Erase Me - Dark Story (06:02)
4. Pavel Khvaleev - Find You (05:42)
5. Pavel Khvaleev & A*S*Y*S - Forever (06:28)
6. Pavel Khvaleev - Indigo (06:25)
7. Pavel Khvaleev - Sonorous (06:02)
8. Pavel Khvaleev & Ivan Starzev - Siberia (06:03)
9. Pavel Khvaleev & Jan Zyabovski - Blackout (05:07)
10. Pavel Khvaleev - Shades Fade (07:00)

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