Fluxion - Ripple Effect (2018)

Fresh from a series of EP collaborations with Deepchord, Konstantonis Soublis AKA Fkuxion drops his first solo album in two years. As you’d expect, Ripple Effect is packed to the rafters with exceedingly atmospheric fare, as Soublis drowsily floats between melancholic deep techno, spliff-sporting dub techno haziness and moments of intense ambient bliss, some of which – not least standout “The Idea” – fix twinkling pianos and dusty samples to sweeping cinematic movements. That he achieves a balance between softly spoken dancefloor fare and head-in-the-clouds beat-less moments is no great surprise, though the album’s musical richness and deeply emotive vibe may raise a few eyebrows. Recommended.