Amnesia Scanner
The music that the Berlin-based, Finnish duo of Ville Haimala and Martti Kalliala create as Amnesia Scanner isn’t easily categorised. Their earliest tracks, released anonymously in 2010s, combined the maximalist tendencies of American EDM with experimental structures designed to wrong-foot the listener as much as make them dance. 2018’s debut album, Another Life, was like rave music turned up to 11, throwing speaker-shaking synths and pop-vocal hooks alongside distorted digital effects and clangorous metallic percussion.
This year’s follow-up, , pushes their sound into the unknown further still, creating a bleak and apocalyptic tapestry that touches on heavy metal and drone alongside throbbing club beats and almost operatic vocals. Featuring vocal contributions from Brazilian DJ and producer Lyzza and Peruvian artist Lalita, it’s an album that makes a
