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Artist: RENDERER (FILMMAKER)
Independent electronic producer FILMMAKER [ YouTube | Instagram | bandcamp ] has been releasing music for years across a number of digital platforms. RENDERER is FILMMAKER’s “synth side-project dedicated to render digitally-coloured electro tracks.” Sifting through FILMMAKER’s RENDERER albums on YouTube or bandcamp, one can find dozens of highly curated synthesizer-based electronic tracks, set apart from that genre’s typical fare by a high level of quality and clear engagement with themes in the contemporary futurist scene.
Album: Internet of Ears
The Internet of Ears album from its pixelated cover art to its track titles including Wetware, Neural Net and Alderson Disk reflect a clear engagement with cyberpunk, science fiction and futurists themes. It is a purely-instrumental, synthesizer-heavy and generally fast-paced album; the lack of vocals and repetitive beat making it ideal to use as background for work and other activities that require focus.
The album is well-balanced as a complete work to listen to from the beginning to its end. Fans of the synthwave and artists like Perturbator will most likely enjoy RENDERER’s Internet of Ears. As someone who enjoys coordinating music with both online and real life activities, the acute cyberpunk focus of this album delivers a near-future, high-energy, technological soundscape that’s as well-suited to a night cruise through a high density urban space as it is wired to a laptop crashing through the net.
Track Highlights
Accelerationism (19:05)
The track title references the philosophical concept popularised by Nick Land, a British thinker and infamous Twitter personality known for his provocative theories on the rapid intensification of capitalism and its inextricable ties to technological progress. RENDERER’s Accelerationism is a kinetic, high-tempo piece that mirrors Land’s philosophy’s emphasis on a relentless forward momentum driven by capitalism towards AI singularity. Its driving beats serve well for focused work or intense sessions of creative flow.
Chrononaut (23:00)
This track shares the rapid pace of Accelerationism, its beat inspiring imagery of high velocity temporal travel through fractured timelines and digital spaces. Its rhythmic structure and synthetic crescendos again work well as a background for creative activities or work; but its high energy could also be useful when running or during competitive gaming online.
Neural Net (12:38):
In contrast to the rest of the album, Neural Net crafts a darker, more ominous soundscape. With its foreboding and claustrophobic tones, it almost feels like being lost in the infinite mind of an Artificial Intelligence. The track feels like the background OST to narratives of infiltration, data breaches, or even a solitary deep dive into the recesses of the dark web. While grittier and slightly slower paced than the rest of Internet of Ears, it still maintains FILMMAKER’s masterful application of beat and flow.
You can buy and own RENDERER’s Internet of Ears on bandcamp.
You can check out the entire portfolio of FILMMAKER’s work, including his RENDERER digital project on YouTube and bandcamp, including some of his work available to purchase physically on vinyl.