Album of the week: February 7 – Bergsonist

February 7th 2020

Middle Ouest is the amorphous, personal second LP from one of the New York underground’s most prolific figures, Bergsonist. A self-styled “sonic autobiography”, Middle Ouest voyages across cultural barriers and histories, connecting Bergonsist’s North African roots to an exploration of the history of dance music. With an unwaveringly genreless approach, the songs on her second record move fluidly from throbbing acid to sultry synth-pop to psychedelic sound design to icy techno and back again. Blending Moroccan drums with grainy, disorienting electronic pulses and Arabic melodies with hushed, mutated vocals, Bergsonist hits upon an incredibly tactile form of musical expression. An album which is in constant conversation with its creator, Middle Ouest is an attempt to fully capture her identity at the moment of becoming, an ode to her past, present and future self. In doing so, it also becomes Bergsonist’s most accomplished, vibrant and illuminating full-length statement to date.


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