A Thousand Words

It’s been quite a while since we last heard of styrofoam on Morr Music. But Arne van Petegem has not been lazy in the meantime. Unlike styrofoam’s scarce ventures into the vocal domain in the past, he now seems to be completely at ease with his vocal qualities. He does not bury them deep in the mix or hide them behind complex layers of sound processing anymore. On the contrary, he puts them in front, loud and clear for anyone to hear.One can truly argue that styrofoam’s new album has mastered the art of juxtaposing those aspects while keeping them perfectly balanced. Anyone with an interest in richly textured electronic sounds will be as satisfied as those who always crave for beautiful melodies, catchy tunes and: lyrics.