''New Horizon'' is the third studio album by

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, a moniker of English musician

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. It was released digitally and on vinyl on 28 September 2018 through the label Electric Deluxe under the designation EDLX.058. The album was preceded by streams of the tracks "Different Species" and "External Transmission Stage" in June and August 2018 respectively.

Production

Like the JK Flesh releases that precede it, ''New Horizon'' continues into minimal

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territory tinted by

's decades creating

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music. Musically, the album is dark and textured, with pulsing beats and Broadrick's typically gloomy atmosphere. The sound is informed by

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. About the album's deliberately stark style, Broadrick said: Broadrick spent a week in early 2017 recording hundreds of music

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pieces at Avalanche Studios in

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which he then edited and mixed over a period of a month "using a combination of hardware and industrial gear, including

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s and echo pedals". About the process, he said "It was very hands-on and very concise. I don’t generally spend even an hour on one thing—maybe 10 minutes and I’m like, ‘Right, I’ve said everything I need to say. On to the next one.’" The rhythms on the album average between 120 and 135

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Reception

Andrew Ryce of ''

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'' gave ''New Horizon'' a positive review, praising its ominous mood and its "push-and-pull between aggression and restraint". ''The Letter's'' Blair Millen called the album "cohesive, well sequenced and a thoroughly thrilling listen". Reviewing the album for ''

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s Stream of the Crop selection, Colin Joyce wrote, "It’s gross, it’s humid, but most importantly, it’s alive." Joyce also described the album as "a chilling and kinetic record of belt-sander techno that’s—to my ears—his defining work as JK Flesh and one of the finest albums he’s put out under any moniker". ''

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'' singled out "External Transmission Stage" as one of their favorite songs of the year.

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from ''New Horizon'' liner notes *

– instruments,

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References

External links

''New Horizon''
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