Miami Horror :: Illumination

Benjamin Plant uses his love for Prince and ABBA for good with the release of his debut disco-dance-pop album, Illumination, under the pseudonym of Miami Horror. The listener is instantly exposed to funky beats from decades past, while including some of today’s best beat techniques.

Illumination begins with an eerie-sounding synth-tickler, “Infinite Canyons,” which pretty much describes the cover art for the album. But in almost an about-face, the beat picks up and you’re in New York’s best discotheque. Funky bass lines and horns in “I Look to You” remind you of the 70’s, “Holidays” reminds you of Len’s “Steal My Sunshine,” the guitar melodies in “Summersun” remind you of Ratatat, “Echoplex” merges bongos with twinkly effects and a thick bass line, the video game-sounding effects in “Grand Illusion” give you a Crystal Castles/Fartbarf feel…Basically, this album is all over the digital/techno world.

But most of all, the album has a universal mix of Cut Copy and Daft Punk throughout with a bunch of elements sprinkled in between. A nice layered album, Illumination is a solid debut.

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