Soccer96 - Dopamine (2021) [Hi-Res]

‘The record is inspired by the idea of humanity’s ever-increasing entanglement with technology and artificial intelligence, balancing fears and moral concerns with the possibilities of evolution’s next phase’

A new Soccer96 album is a chance for Danalogue (Dan Leavers) and Betamax (Maxwell Hallett) to return to something of a spiritual creative home. Between them, the keyboardist and drummer have become synonymous with the thriving London jazz scene and, in their mind-bending incarnation as the astral synths-and-drums pairing, they’ve traversed stylistic worlds. Over nearly a decade, the duo have metamorphosed from a DIY outfit whose rough-edged recordings hit with a punk spirit, to cosmic dreamers that use sound to travel the reaches of the mind. First single Dopamine features Nuha Ruby Ra on vocals who sings from the perspective of human and machine throughout the track. This concept overlaps with the music seamlessly, forming a meeting point between technological and human exploration.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Soccer96 - Enter the Vortex (1:00)
1.02 - Soccer96 - Prelude to the Age of Transhumanism (3:39)
1.03 - Soccer96 - Psychic Mechanics (5:19)
1.04 - Soccer96 feat. Nuha Ruby Ra - Dopamine (3:55)
1.05 - Soccer96 - Entanglement (3:59)
1.06 - Soccer96 - Red Skies of the Anthropocene (3:38)
1.07 - Soccer96 feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis - Sitting on a Satellite (4:04)
1.08 - Soccer96 - Use Music to Kill (2:48)
1.09 - Soccer96 - Perfect Dystopia (5:34)
1.10 - Soccer96 - Telepathic DNA (1:43)
1.11 - Soccer96 - Interplanetary Meditations (3:39)
1.12 - Soccer96 - Carry Us Home (2:51)