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MH-251 Loden - Valeen Hope  Valeen Hope, Loden’s first full-length release, is a collection of singularly beautiful shoegaze inspired electronic work. Across twelve compositions, rays of early ‘90s pop melody shimmer through layers of deconstructed beats and oceans of ambient synth noise. Valeen Hope’s majestic sheaths of sound have drawn comparisons to contemporary artists like M83 and Air, and even the mighty My Bloody Valentine, making it feel strangely familiar yet completely fresh. Written as he was traveling between Holland and his native Belgium, Loden deals in emotions often suppressed in beat-driven music; digital sounds are skillfully manipulated to convey feelings of longing or discovery. Valeen Hope is a stunningly mature album from a talented young producer. |
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| Vallen Hope is the debut album from the Dutch artist whose previous output includes releases on Planet Mu and Colony. 12 tracks of beautifully imagined and immaculately created clinging electronic sound that could easily sit among the current roster of labels like Hefty or Thrill Jockey. With rays of early 90's pop and rock shining through the contemporary digital frequencies, this engaging set veers between noise and ambient with elements of squelchy hip-hop, hazy melodic mists and even pushes into a post-rock zone normally inhabited by the likes of Mogwai or Godspeed, all the while carefully balanced between uptempo blasts and moments of calm. - Rough Trade |
1XLP/Out Of Print