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Le Carousel - The Humans Will Destroy Us (LP sampler + remixes)
Ten years after the cult debut, producer, DJ and film composer Phil Kieran returns under his Le Carousel alias with a dazzling follow-up album, 'The Humans Will Destroy Us'. It blends shoegaze inspired electronics, lush analogue textures and dreamy synthscapes into a rich, epic journey that transverses the dancefloor and connects the club with the cosmos.
There’s an intentional cinematic progression through the album. It opens with radio friendly avant-pop tracks ‘Light the Flare’ and ‘The Good One’ whose sparkling synths, gauzy vocals and hypnotic languid beats are reminiscent of Andrew Weatherall remixes of Primal Scream. At the heart of the record sits ‘We’re All Gonna Hurt’, a slow-burning standout that captures the essence of the project: soft edges against hard truths, rhythm as catharsis. Early releases of mixes by Hardway Bros and Curses have already become favourites for discerning DJs. The album transcends into deeper beats that don’t so much drive as breathe movement onto dancefloors- a Kosmische affair conjuring the spirit of acts like NEU! while ‘You’re Killing Me Inside’ slow dances us to a cliffhanger.
There’s a quiet ache pulsing throughout this album combined with a grounded euphoria and hope. It’s the kind of music that feels like its built for life’s closing moments, or for new beginnings, whether that be on a sweaty dancefloor, a wistful journey home or for liminal living room listening.
Phil Kieran’s fingerprints are all over this, evidence of the varied projects and guises the DJ, producer and composer for film has been involved in during the twelve years it took to create this album.
There’s also DNA traces of Kraftwerk or Jon Hopkins’ ‘Immunity’ era in its patient builds and fragile optimism, the watery tech-pop of current HAAi, the hypnotic groove of Giorgio Moroder, echoes of the production values of Conny Plank, the grit of My Bloody Valentine, maybe even a bit of Daniel Avery’s ‘Logic’ melancholically refracted through a post-conflict Belfast lens
Le Carousel - 'The Humans Will Destroy Us' is released on the 13th of March via Phil Kieran Recordings. Pre-order here - https://philkieran.bandcamp.com/album/the-humans-will-destroy-us
'Light The Flare' is released on the 13th of February to be followed by 'The Good One' on the 27th of February.
'Echo Spiegel' inc. remixes by Curses & Phil Kieran and 'We're All Gonna Hurt' Extended Version & Hardway Bros Mix are out now.
| track | artist | |
|---|---|---|
| Light The Flare | Le Carousel | 3:47 |
| The Good One | Le Carousel | 4:40 |
| Echo Spiegel (Curses Remix) | Le Carousel | 5:40 |
| Echo Spiegel (Curses Liquid Metal Mix) | Le Carousel | 7:33 |
| Echo Spiegel (Phil Kieran Psychedelic Mix) | Le Carousel | 4:38 |
| All Gonna Hurt (Hardway Bros Mix) | Le Carousel | 8:38 |
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