Mantis 101 + Imaginary Forces
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This week we welcome to the showcase session British artist Imaginary Forces.

the showcase

London based sound producer Imaginary Forces (Anthoney J Hart) composes music that takes a healthy influence from noise music. Signed to the New York out there, self described Drum n Bass songs in the key of destruction label Ohm Resistance as well as work on his own Sleep Codes imprint his discography is rewardingly diverse.

His early electronic dance music beginnings have matured into a more freeform abstract compositional structure where he draws heavily from the early electronic masters as well as literary references, most notably J G Ballard. Reducing electronic music to its component elements, deconstructing it and turning it into something far more challenging.

His second album for Ohm Resistance, Uppstigande was released late last year, and followed on from his fierce 2010 label début: Fifth Columnist. Described at the time by one writer as equally influenced by the twin prongs of Metalheadz and Sunn 0))). Uppstigande goes further.

The furthest-out points on the Ohm Resistance map are charted by London’s Imaginary Forces. Following up last years nightmarish Filth Columnist is his first work created in Sweden, combining a purer, cleaner sound with the elements of dementia that define the Imaginary Forces sonic vocabulary. Haunting spoken word from returning associate Closed Circuits, an uplifting and memorable contribution from Blood of Heroes’ drummer Balázs Pándi, and an appearance from Sex Gang Children’s Matthew Saw round out an amazing transformation album. From the edges of the avant-garde in electronic beat music, Imaginary Forces unleashes trademark chaos, refracted through the lenses of Scandinavian milieu.

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