Benn Jordan, aka The Flashbulb, is at it again.  his newest album, Opus at the End of Everything, is a step in the right direction, straying from away from what made Love as a Dark Hallway so boring and what made Arboreal and Kirlian Selections so great.  

this song, Precisely Wrong, is everything i’ve some to love in his work.  what starts off as an steady but offkilter acid techno beat evolves into a beautiful merger of jazz, synths, and classical instrumentation in a way that seems natural and easy, which proves how versatile and creative Benn Jordan is.  guitar, broken melodies, soft pads, and a ghostly voice combine to make my favorite track on the album, all while retaining classic Flashbulb sensibilities.  the rest of the album is just as good, and drifts between futuristic chamber music and idm without ever skipping a beat, and at 25 tracks, is most definitely a satisfying experience.  i only have one real problem— the Trees in Juarez is definitely not as good as Arboreal’s The Trees in Russia, leaving me a little disappointed.  but hey, 24/25 isn’t such a bad deal, so i’ll let it slide.

this is the kind of music i want playing as i mine the surfaces of unnamed planets, eventually discovering new life in my hunt for cheap minerals and unclaimed resources.

The Flashbulb— Precisely Wrong— Opus at the end of Everything