<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/markus-mehr/"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-15398" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MM_DY4_2048x2048-300x300.jpg" alt="Markus Mehr 'Dyschronia 4'" width="282" height="282" /></a>We're super excited to present the first taste of <em>Dyschronia</em>, the brilliant seventh album by prolific German experimentalist <a title="Markus Mehr" href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/markus-mehr/">Markus Mehr</a>. 'Dsychronia 4' is available now to stream via <a title="SoundCloud" href="https://soundcloud.com/hidden_shoal/markus-mehr-dyschronia-4" target="_blank">SoundCloud </a>and download via <a title="BandCamp" href="https://markusmehr.bandcamp.com/track/dyschronia-4" target="_blank">BandCamp</a>. <em>Dyschronia</em> drops on the 16th of May 2017 through Hidden Shoal in digital and limited edition cassette formats.

<em>“pushing his emotionally-charged sonic sculptures into much more dangerous and unpredictable territory... Totally mesmerizing and beautiful.”</em> – <strong>Decoder Magazine on <em>Binary Rooms</em></strong>

<em>Dyschronia</em> is a complex, musically exhilarating exploration of our modern perception of time. As our temporal relationships have become unmoored from natural rhythms, we experience profound disconnection and distortion, leaving us disoriented and disturbed. Mehr crafted the seven pieces over the course of more than five years, resulting in a dizzying collage of sound that both conveys and charts a path through digital consciousness.

<em>Dyschronia</em> simultaneously employs and dissolves electronic markers, creating a heady and at times groundless ride. As with all Mehr’s work, the album is challenging yet incredibly satisfying, shot through with moments of quite staggering beauty, such as the haunting acoustic guitar melody in ‘Dyschronia 4’. At the album’s conclusion, the sample “Why didn’t you destroy the tapes?” speaks to our inability to escape surveillance, our very lives enmeshed in the technology we have created in our attempts at liberation.
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