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Aleph

by Private World

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stargazing robot
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stargazing robot An album that really captures the spirit of the 80's. It's production is excellent and the song writing absolute gorgeous with many layers. Almost every song here is a banger, especially Birdy and the title track with it's sax interlude is perfect. This is a modern classic and a must-listen to anyone who likes the 80's. Favorite track: Hypnagogia.
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leeeeleeee This whole album hits right. As satisfying as your favourite comfort food. The perfect measure of both melancholy and optimism <3 Favorite track: Birdy.
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ECP It's just such beautiful and meticulously constructed music, drawing heavily on the 80s but never falling completely into pastiche. A clear passion project and worth every minute. Favorite track: Hypnagogia.
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Blue Spirit 03:02
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Birdy 03:11
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Hypnagogia 03:56
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Magic Lens 04:50
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Chasm 03:22
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Spine 03:25
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Aleph is often defined as the “oneness of God”, and Cardiff, UK indie pop outfit Private World thematically embrace the sentiment on their debut album for Dais while eschewing pop conventions, simultaneously navigating and subverting its context. Rather than individual tracks that inform a greater narrative, Aleph finds members Harry Jowett and Tom Sanders weaving in and out of a space they call the “pop psyche,” where songs become scenes in a collective exploration of sentimentality and melody.

In a sense, the songs that comprise Aleph are soothing vehicles that dart about pop history, stopping at touch points throughout the ‘80s to borrow from jazz-tinged synth, ambient music, and even cinéma vérité. The plot twist is while weaving this tapestry, they omit the familiarity of chorus-driven song, allowing space and mood to build melancholy transitions that feel whole and floaty.

As much as their single “On the Run,” released with DAIS in 2019, touched on this hushed world of memory, Aleph retains Private World’s DNA but tames the dynamics of pop with Eno-esque intention. Aleph is an album you can pick up at any entry point and loop into its conscious nostalgia. Rather than singular statements, each song on the album nods to Roxy Music, Peter Gabriel, Talk Talk, Spandau Ballet in tandem. In a sense, it’s a rolling piece that spans ten movements, each informing a sphere of culture. Though it’s not forward-facing lyrically, Aleph is a culture driven work, as the duo offers it as an equalizer that transcends social boundaries or divisions—united passages meant to be heard and immersed by all.

On its own, “Blue Spirit,” is very much the album’s mission statement, as vocal unapologetically indebted to Brian Ferry leads the way over a gated beat as instruments pulse in and out, punctuating the rhythm before disappearing into the echoes of the next moment. One second over five minutes in length, “Magic Lens,” is Aleph’s most direct and authoritative, without disrupting its tonality. As Tom Sanders delivers a syncopated vocal, the track lightly sprinkles synth washes and prominent bass accents that plod out atmospheric pattern. Embracing the overarching north star for their sound to be a return to sophistication, Aleph embodies the sentiment by redefining it.

Yes, the album’s sounds work back to the masters of synth-pop but the actual journey bounds forward with vivid personality and contemporary control. Private World offers a singular embrace of the pop psyche -- and a startlingly refreshing debut.

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released August 28, 2020

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Private World Cardiff, UK

Hailing from Cardiff, UK, Private World is the project of Tom Sanders and Harry Jowett. Described as a return to sophistication, the duo aims to transfer composition, texture, and spatial balance to the pop discourse with their music. 2019 has seen the release of singles ‘Chasm', ‘Crisis Era,’ and ‘On The Run,’ which set the precedent for the eventual album on Dais Records in 2020. ... more

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