- Jimmy Asquith's Lobster Theremin label has done well denying strict genre rules as it mines fuzzy, late-night sounds. The Raw Energy EP by Imre Kiss was among their sleepiest records, but still adhered to the dance floor. Though technically a reissue of the Hungarian producer's debut album, Midnight Wave is the first full-length from Lobster Theremin, and its resolute dreaminess illustrates the freedom of style that has fueled the label.
Mostly made from single-take tape recordings, Midnight Wave plays like a hazy sequence. The tracklist drifts from one bleary scene to the next, using only the most ethereal ideas. Rarely do tracks sound fully formed—they’re more like a collation of impressions or after-thoughts. "Grey's Legend" is about as solid as it gets, and might be the standout because of it. Opener "Accept The Light" is a strong contender, but it also comes off like an outline for a song rather than a completed production. Everything else seems to peal out into the same shimmering cloud.
As Angus Finlayson noted about Raw Energy, its softness and subtleties might "slip by unnoticed." That's still very much the case here—if not more so. Midnight Wave is a spectral beauty that wafts through the room without turning too many heads, but you sense a certain afterglow—something warm and lovely—once it's gone.
Tracklist01. Accept The Light
02. Gray's Legend
03. Caeland
04. Adrift
05. Somorja
06. Sweet Cherry Soul
07. Midnight Wave
08. Stolen Moment
09. Shadow Game