Topdown Dialectic's Mysterious Ambient Techno Revealed as Work of Single Artist Izaak Schlossman
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Andrew Ryce
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The article reveals that Topdown Dialectic, the mysterious ambient techno project that has baffled listeners for 15 years, is actually the work of a single artist, Izaak Schlossman. It started in Seattle as part of a crew called Aught, and confusion arose from his use of multiple aliases and a move to San Francisco where he started the synth-pop band Loveshadow. The piece addresses the lingering mystery around whether the music was made by humans or algorithms.
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PitchforkTopdown Dialectic's Mysterious Ambient Techno Revealed as Work of Single Artist Izaak Schlossmanpitchfork.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe jig is up. The act behind the most bewildering ambient techno of the past 15 years is not a shadowy syndicate or group of evil geniuses.
No one could decide where Topdown Dialectic was based, or how many people it was, or if people were even making the music, instead of algorithms or bots.
It's actually just Izaak Schlossman, who started the project back in Seattle as part of a crew called Aught.
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