{"product_id":"function-aeternum-existenz","title":"Function - Aeternum (Existenz)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuch like the fusion resulting in the output of light and heat within a star, the last seven years for \u003cstrong\u003eDave Sumner\u003c\/strong\u003e, aka \u003cstrong\u003eFunction\u003c\/strong\u003e, have been defined by immense change and an outpouring of creative energy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat began in late 2016 as a period of burnout from a relentless touring life became a catalyst for the most prolific recording era of his career. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the time, the studio became the only viable escape, a space to transmute exhaustion into a gestalt work. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAeternum (Existenz) serves as the missing element in this creative arc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt acts as the final chapter of a cycle that began with the 2019 album \u003cem\u003eExistenz\u003c\/em\u003e and moved through \u003cem\u003eSubject f (Transcendence)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAwakening from the Illusory Self\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGreen EP\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing inspiration from the seven stages of alchemy, this mini-album represents a cathartic process; a natural endpoint of a psychological cycle and the beginning of a new curve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the six tracks on the mini-LP, recorded 2016-2019, Function builds a unique world, one which underlines his place as one of the luminaries of contemporary techno.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpening track, \u003cem\u003eAscent\u003c\/em\u003e, traverses the space between ambient and techno; second track \u003cem\u003eCity Of Luz\u003c\/em\u003e almost fades into itself across its twelve minutes before Transmutation brings around a reawakening with a beat that would not have sounded out of place on an early \u003cstrong\u003eRephlex\u003c\/strong\u003e or even a \u003cstrong\u003eSähko\u003c\/strong\u003e release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinal track on the 12”, \u003cem\u003eGrowth Cycle\u003c\/em\u003e is fittingly a re-version\/re-vision of a track on the \u003cem\u003eExistenz LP\u003c\/em\u003e; Robert Owens’ soulful vocal now Stefanie Parnow's floating Siren-like voice with music that feels reborn: fresh, strong and insistent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe digital pack contains two further tracks, the deep electro of November 29, as well as \u003cem\u003eRubedo\u003c\/em\u003e, a spacial ambient track that feels like the final glowing red embers of a fire turning to ash as the sun rises to reveal a new, golden dawn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eAeternum (Existenz)\u003c\/em\u003e is the final chapter of the soundtrack to Function’s spiritual awakening, the closing of a door and the clearing of a path.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s a sonic manifestation of the Magnum Opus completed, a moment of total integration, where the leaden weight of the journey is finally perfected into the incorruptible gold of the spirit. It is dedicated to \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Mendez\u003c\/strong\u003e, aka \u003cstrong\u003eSilent Servant\u003c\/strong\u003e, Sumner’s dear friend and lifelong collaborator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tresor","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl EP\/Mini-LP","offer_id":58159514386777,"sku":"SDZ-46540","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0045004743_10.jpg?v=1779965508","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/function-aeternum-existenz","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}