{"product_id":"ghost-people","title":"Ghost People","description":"Ghost People, released on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder, is relatively concise and less moody compared to Martyn's previous full-length, 2009's Great Lengths. The whole sternly focused thing is laced with enough emphasis on sound design to function as an immersive headphone listen, while at least two-thirds of it can drain one's energy on a dancefloor. \"Distortions\" and \"Popgun,\" both of which use shunting garage rhythms as a foundation, are among the producer's most aggressive and physical output. The latter tempers dry and jabbing kick drums with trance-state synthesizer patterns and a detached female voice (Edie Sedgwick?). On the former, Martyn tucks a little sub-bass pressure, dollops of synthetic cowbell, and a host of clipped samples -- grunts, guitar screeches, and FX once deployed by the Bomb Squad -- into a vigorous beat. There's a handful of drumless tracks that seize the ears just as quickly and are not lacking rhythmic force; the pulse-spiking likes of \"Viper\" and \"Bauplan\" probe just as much as the club tracks. Martyn doesn't really do epic, but on the nine-minute finale, \"We Are You in the Future,\" he empties the clip, drawing upon several inspirations -- including breakbeat hardcore and early Carl Craig circa Psyche's \"Breakdown\" -- for an exquisitely organized and tense pileup of riveting sonics. Given its scope and the context of the album, the track seems tacked on, but it's more like a gold truffle than a displaced bonus track thrown in for added value. ~ Andy Kellman","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45875870761125,"sku":"5021392692166","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/2ef576ebf8fce8401167d1a2e5a45022_59a9d722-6ef7-4aed-b1f7-c37114590d05.jpg?v=1777761626","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/en-ca\/products\/ghost-people","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}