i've bumped into bluetech before and have never been very impressed by it. it reminds me a little bit of the fulber/leeb project, delerium, which released some strong records in the late 90s (specifically, semantic spaces), and had a few hits after that with sarah mclachlan singing on them, but it lacks the intensity and musical depth.

this album apparently made it to billboard, which is even harder to do now than it used to be, so he's doing something right, clearly. but, i've given it an honest listen and i'm getting the same feeling from it that i've always gotten from it - it's very "pretty" in a certain sense, but it lacks musical substance in the form of compelling harmonies or melodies. it just kinds of floats, without any actual purpose. now, i guess if you're just some e-tard that wants to look at the flashing lights, it might be good enough, but it doesn't hold up to actual musical scrutiny, and it never really has.

i don't know what he's really trying to do, here. is this supposed to be a jarre record? because it doesn't work well, on that level. is it supposed to be a deadmaus record? that's a little closer to the truth of it.

i'll take it over the mass of bland dubstep out there, don't get me wrong. but, i'm not sure the set's going to be much fun, unless you're on the kinds of drugs that i don't actually do.

so, i think he needs to focus a little less on the production and a little more on the writing. and, maybe he'll get there, in the end.

https://bluetech.bandcamp.com/album/sci-fi-lullabies