After 2 years, my fourth album, All Busted Up, is finally finished. Most of the tracks were written over 2 years ago about love, betrayal and loss when I was in a completely different headspace; compared to what I'm producing now, they're worlds apart. Nevertheless, releasing them is essential as I'm going through a massive transition in my life and can finally put all the toxicity in my rearview mirror.
Amelia Vandergast, the Executive Editor at A&R Factory said:
“The reverb-heavy tranquillity of Just Faking It which flows from a Slowdive-ESQUE intro into a transfixing sequence of delay-filtered dreamy guitars swathed in colourful choral distortion and trip-hoppy beats pushed through arrestive progressions is a psych-tinged fever dream of ingenuity.”
Bringing us a trippy venture that shall take your mentality away from all worries like a flick of a switch, Timothy and the Apocalypse skillfully soothes over all the deterioration your mind has taken during these pandemic fueled times with the glossy gem that is, ‘Adventures of a Nymphoid Barbarian – 9 Theory Remix‘.
Timothy and the Apocalypse have released the new album titled ‘Future So Bright’. That first initial listen gave me that unique impression that this is a score to a film yet to be made. I also realized, as my Roku box was streaming whatever it wanted to, that this album syncs to the 1927 Fritz Lang film ‘Metropolis’.
Timothy and the Apocalypse and his killer track The Mindful Cherub from the debut LP Future So Bright is now featured on Spotify’s awesome Just Chill Playlist.
In a previous life, Tim Poulton traversed the world as an internationally acclaimed photographer. Today he is a musician, composer, songwriter and producer under the moniker Timothy And The Apocalypse taking his view of the world from photography and projecting it instead through the prism of electronic music. With his impending debut album, “Future So Bright” merely weeks away from release,Poulton delivers a strong effort with lead single “You Oughta Love Me” the harmoniously celestial track which serves as a great introduction to Poulton’s latest material.
“You Oughta Love Me” has taken elements of what made the late 90s and Y2K era of acid jazz and french house so innovative. The track embraces a technologically driven sound yet still adheres to a fundamentally organic sound. The single opens with a large spatial soundscape that sets the stage for Poulton to slowly layer drums, snare tracks and synths. And even as the track invites you into a world of psychedelic exploration the production remains very clean. The track also features Katie M Little adding another textural element to the track. Little’s vocal is ethereal and wanting encouraging the listener to let themselves go and be carried on this journey.
The production of the track as a whole is quite exact and polished, not surprising given that “You Oughta Love Me” has had the magic touch of well-known engineer Chris Harmer Smith (Thundandamentals, Hilltop Hoods) and was mastered by UK’s Mike Marsh (Bassment Jaxx, Depeche Mode). Timothy and the Apocalypse might allude to the world being on a dystopian path but even with the industrial and organic sound that Poulton’s music exudes, “You Oughta Love Me” still has a current of hope pulsing throughout.
