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As we turn a corner and begin to approach the finale of the Russian Linesman’s intriguing six part series of EPs, exploring the art of storytelling, this fifth instalment reveals that the enigmatic producer has donned his dancing shoes to take us onto the floor. These four evocative electronic compositions reference his love of experimenting within the broad creative fields of Techno and House music, and join the dots to the recent remixes interlude (Loki023) that featured a brace of superb dancefloor interpretations by Nick Warren & Nicolas Rada and Patrick Prins.
As one of the electronic scene’s true mavericks, the Russian Linesman is currently ensconced in a unique examination of psychological theory in the creation of his enthralling musical collages within the epic ‘Monomyth’ project – the digital equivalent of a musical boxset and well worth a binge listening session to get the complete experience
“This is the epiphany leg of the ‘Monomyth’ – about learning, acceptance and allowing ourselves to be who we can be. This is by far the most upbeat and dance floor friendly music I have ever created!” – Russian Linesman
The Linesman’s unique, complex compositions combine a multitude of diverse collected instrumentation and field recordings to fit the mood of the storytelling. Most of the storytellers in this series remain anonymous, as is the case with three of the four compositions here, retaining an abstract element to the process and allowing the listener’s curiosity to be uniquely aroused and drawn into each different story as it unfolds.
The opening track ‘The Road Back’, features the Linesman’s favourite Nottingham poet since Lord Byron, Ben Norris, who returns to the series with the epilogue for his story that began with ‘Entering The Belly Of The Whale’, a highlight moment from ‘Monomyth II – The Road of Trials’ (Loki021). The other unnamed contributors’ monologues continue this theme, carrying equal measures of optimism and disquiet.
For ‘Refusal Of The Return’, one of the Linesman’s long-lost musical soulmates returns to a place where the song has remained the same, refusing to leave as an incredible feeling of youthfulness descends upon him. ‘Magic Flight’ has an old school friend telling a sinister yarn about being chased by an adversary. Finally, if you have ever wondered what is like to be a lonely Swedish man on Christmas Eve ruminating over life’s hurdles… whilst buying fish in Hove (on England’s south coast)… you will find the answer in ‘Rescue From Without’. Spoiler: the fishmonger is the unforeseen liberator!
Release date: September 4th, 2020.