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Ascend
Electronic · 2018 · 14 tracks · 41m

Ascend

Pogo

A kaleidoscopic journey through digital nostalgia, where sci-fi samples and stuttering vocal chops transform into lush, rhythmic constellations of sound.

February 16, 2018 · Pogomix

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Ascend feels like a lucid dream occurring inside a vintage computer. It is an album built on the art of digital archaeology, where Pogo (Nick Bertke) takes the detritus of pop culture: film dialogue, ambient room noise, and forgotten melodies: and weaves them into something entirely new. The sound is characterized by its meticulous 'chops,' where syllables are rearranged to create entirely new phonetic languages that feel familiar yet impossible to translate. It is a sun-drenched take on IDM that replaces the genre's typical coldness with a sense of wide-eyed wonder.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 41m
01
Soul Shine
3:37
02
Likes
2:33
03
Boy & Bear
3:21
04
Grow Fonder
2:54
05
Take Those Pills
1:56
06
Flux
3:00
07
Rain on My Windscreen
1:58
08
Carpet Ride
4:22
09
She
4:02
10
Big Tree
3:05
11
Wave
3:07
12
Purge
3:08
13
Unicorns
2:25
14
Release
1:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition in 'Data & Picard' where the Star Trek dialogue becomes a funky, syncopated bassline
The way 'Ascend' builds from a single vocal grain into a soaring, multi-layered choral climax
The sudden glitch breakdown in 'Boy & Bear' that sounds like a toy malfunctioning in slow motion
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Ascend sound next to the rest of Pogo's catalogue?

Stargazing+4.0σ

Stargazing saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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