Name: Progress Trap
Brand: Ricardo Donoso

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DEN362CD

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Download code: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

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Standard:20

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634457065727

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Ricardo Donoso

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Denovali

Denovali is an independent music label located in Germany, founded in 2005. With a diverse program that spans electronica, ambient, experimental, jazz, adventurous pop, modern composition, and sound art & more. Denovali is not confined to a specific genre and has gained recognition for its commitment to releasing innovative and boundary-pushing music.

Since its inception, Denovali has been dedicated to supporting artists who push the boundaries of their respective genres. The label's roster includes *artists* such as *artist names*, who have garnered critical acclaim for their unique musical styles and experimental approaches.

With a focus on quality over quantity, Denovali releases limited edition vinyl records and CDs that are meticulously crafted with attention to detail. Each release is accompanied by stunning artwork and packaging that enhances the overall listening experience.

Ricardo Donoso is a talented artist hailing from Boston, Massachusetts. With a unique blend of electronic and experimental music, he has carved out his own distinctive sound that captivates listeners around the world.

Donoso's music draws inspiration from a diverse range of genres and artists, including Roly Porter, Emptyset, Petrels, Pye Corner Audio, Steve Hauschildt, Richard Skelton, Vatican Shadow, Demdike Stare, Celer, Blanck Mass, SaffronKeira, 36, The Eye Of Time,Kangding Ray , Christina Vantzou,Quiet Evenings,Drew McDowall,Rafael Anton Irisarri,Pausal,and Bersarin Quartett. This eclectic mix allows him to create compositions that are both atmospheric and immersive.

With his authoritative presence in the music industry and an ever-growing fan base worldwide,<en>Ricardo Donoso</en> continues to push boundaries and redefine what it means to be an electronic artist. His innovative approach to sound design combined with his technical prowess sets him apart as one of the most exciting musicians in the contemporary scene.

Ten years after the transcendent syncopated debut Progress Chance, Ricardo Donoso returns with a pulsing retrospect of rhythmic determination and wide-eyed wonder with Progress Trap. As is customary with Donoso, the moods on these electronic miniatures vary from piece to piece; some somber, brooding, and laden with mystery, others starry-eyed, tinged with sci-fi, and hungry for adventure. Connections are finally forged between Donoso’s early hardware synthesizer arpeggiation experiments, his darker and more abstract work with an emphasis on synthetic textures, pulsation, and sound design and the more recent extreme full throttle electronic mayhem and prog inspired technical opuses found in the Calibrate/Re_Calibrate/Content era.

Progress Trap is as harmonious as its predecessor allowing dissonance to subtly seep in, providing mere hints at the undercurrent of threat hidden beneath the music's smooth surface. If Progress Chance was naive and innocent, Progress Trap is mature and calculated. Perhaps some of the optimism has extinguished, but there is a stalking exhilaration which threads through the entire album, taking on merely different shades between sides – as with most of Donoso’s work something verging on a deep longing always lingers heavily as an aftertaste. There's a lot to digest on Progress Trap, as with Donoso’s entire canon, but as always, the effort is repaid.

Progress Trap

Music GB