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Album Reviews
Album Review: Decimal – Lost In A Dark Place (Soma Records)
By Paul Vig | Published on Tuesday 19 October 2010
Glasgow’s ever fertile dance label Soma present us with another debut long player, this time from Decimal – aka David Spacek – who has previously released some singles on underground dance labels like Rek’d, Enemy and Citrus.
‘Lost In A Dark Place’ covers quite a few styles, though most are somewhere between house and techno. Influences wise, you can hear different things on different tracks. ‘Simulation’ leans a little on Kraftwerk, ‘Sense Of Time’ sounds very similar to fellow Soma signing Vector Lovers, ‘Melody Attack’ harks back to Carl Craig’s ‘Landcruising’ while ‘Soulchamber’ is akin to Glaswegian DJ Q’s bumping Chicago soundscapes.
But that’s not to say Spacek is overly referential to others, even if his own sound is rather eclectic. The stand out track is probably ‘Forgotten Requiem’, a peak time house nugget with awesome strings, while the obligatory chill out ending track, ‘Lesson Of Hope’, is also well crafted. So, a solid debut outing from Decimal – yet again Soma have signed a quality electronic artist that confirms their cutting edge credentials. PV
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