Since 2008, Alan Myson has never reinvented the wheel with his albums under the Ital Tek moniker, and yet has always managed to let it spin in ever-different ways. Like its six predecessors, »Timeproof« is released on Mike Paradinas’ Planet Mu label and is based on provisional ideas and sketches that Myson collected over time and eventually refined into ten tracks. The spontaneity of his working process becomes audible on a formal level; the pieces move along different degrees of intensity rather than following conventional structures. Even when—usually mid-tempo—beats enter the picture, they serve less as a structuring device than as a sonic counterpoint to howling synth tones and roaring noise.
This music, so marked by contrasts, is at times reminiscent of Nathan Micay’s stunning soundtrack to the hit series »Industry« or recalls music at the intersection of Tim Hecker and Oneohtrix Point Never, bringing together colourful serotonin excess and monochrome depression to the same degree. »Timeproof« is an album that is primarily concerned with creating certain atmospheres. From a musical point of view, it hardly marks a revolution in the overall scheme of things, but it is proof of a subtle evolution in the work of an always reliable artist.
