Sway to Alex Tolm’s minimal, graceful, electro-contemporary track, ‘Presence absente (new)’
The centerpiece to the Brussels-based artist’s latest album ‘Présence Absente’ pulls you into a spacious, cinematic narrative. Centered around an intriguing perspective on what presence and absence really means in our lives.
Opening onto a singular piano melody, minimal electronic beats, textures and spacious arrangements, ‘Presence absente’ immediately pulls you into its intense reflective atmosphere. Alex’s vocals, detached yet oh so tuned in, delivered in sultry French, have you sitting up and taking notice.
Ever felt like you’re not really there, wherever you are? A total lack of presence, or rather absence, where you float between dissolution and connection? That’s the infinite space that Alex invites you into with his poetic prose. Delivered with plenty of panache and personality!
The track unfolds cinematically, flowing on gentle electronic textures and layers of sound, the likes of which you haven’t heard before! Starting at 1:47, chopped up vocals swell and crescendo, leading into a trance-inducing section! This is a track perfectly suited to improvised movements and moments of unbridled flow.
There’s something immensely magnetic about Alex’s sound design. He leans into minimalism and surrealism in his production techniques to create beautiful contrasts between light and dark, presence and absence.
We learn that this track was inspired by long walks around Brussels, observing the duality of the urban landscape. We’re thrilled with what we’ve experienced from Alex’s cerebral work of art here and can’t wait to explore the rest of his debut album, ‘Présence Absente’ next! Are you Present or Absent? Find out for yourself!
