{"product_id":"bot1500-the-black-sea-lp","title":"Bot1500 - The Black Sea (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRattly, stripped-to-the-bone IDM gear that harks back to simpler times, BOT1500's second proper album is simple and elegant, more concerned with the emotional weight of its melodies than the complexity of its beats.\n\nYou might remember Shinichi Koboyashi's last BOT1500 album 'Surreal', that appeared back in 2022 on AD93's Lith Dolina sublabel. And since then he's been relentlessly prolific on his Bandcamp, issuing regular single track updates that chart his creative process. But 'The Black Sea' is his first longer set in a while, assembling a handful of tracks that highlight his recent interest in minimalism, emotion and dub production techniques. The familiar monosynth groans and dry, jazzy breaks on 'Abstract Springs' might resemble Squarepusher for a moment, but it's much chillier, sparser gear, with space around each element that softens the impact of the hyperactive edits. And on 'Shadows', that same mood pervades the track even when the beats have been silenced; Koboyashi gives just as much importance to his chiming analog synths, coaxing out fragile melodies that sound as if they've been plucked out of time.\n\nAnd there's a precision to his programming that's immediately impressive. On 'XB 1', his soft focus glitches and woody hits graze the post-dubstep landscape but subtly reframe it, setting the meticulous rhythms against echoing single note sine hits and melancholy pads. And the track's sequel 'XB 2' is an even harder punch to the gut, with exquisite melodies and knife-edge drums that shuttle us right back to 1996 for a moment, an underground dominated by Clear Records, Spymania and Rephlex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 406px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=184149611\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=333333\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bot1500.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-black-sea\"\u003eThe Black Sea Bot1500\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Short Span","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49451283939587,"sku":"Short12","price":4654.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/1694\/1956\/files\/a2676552095_10.jpg?v=1786754253","url":"https:\/\/meditations.jp\/en\/products\/bot1500-the-black-sea-lp","provider":"Meditations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}