Leafing through Ricardo Donoso's background proves his towering versatility. Manning the Semata Productions imprint, serving as half of noise-duo Perispirit, and providing drums and electronics for the metal outfit Ehnahre constitute much of his creative output aside from his solo operations. In the midst of producing a score for an upcoming film, Donoso was eager to tackle new sounds. His appetite for nostalgia led him to assemble an album inspired by techno, Goa, and Scandinavian trance music once explored in the Brazilian rave coterie.
Progress Chance is simple in theory but ambitious when presented. Donoso's intended detachment of the genre's customary rhythm section grants the album an extraordinary flavor, easing it supplely into the contemporary Digitalis camp of electronic music. While diverse Progress Chance is a withal consistent 33 minutes, as the manipulation of chiming, percussive synth timbres remains at the heart of each piece.
Progress Chance is perhaps the least misleading title applied to music this year, as compositional evolution is Donoso's primary intent. "Baiting Disappointment" leaps across hard-panned chords and oscillating thrums. The lengthiest, "Morning Criminal", accumulates its drama unhurriedly with low plucks elevated by tremolo-like synthesized strings. The title is pertinent, as the 8-minute piece accomplishes its work in a swift and meticulous manner.
Though every track attains a subtle component of its own ("Klatu"'s muffled chatter, the fluttery pulses of "The Deck of an Ancient Ship"), their designs have an overarching likeness. Flickers of variety appear within reach of the end, in the vicinity of "The North Quadrant (Ascension)"'s high-frequency squeaks and its successor's foreboding moans. Due to its concision, Progress Chance avoids redundancy while maintaining a dedication to distinctly rhythmic sequences, tucking melodies within others and accenting each passage with textural transmissions.
[Ricardo Donoso Website]
[Stream/Buy Progress Chance from Digitalis Recordings]
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