There is a quiet pull to dreams of lucidity, a sense that it is less an album to be consumed than one to be entered. Released independently, Berlin-based Argentinian artist manu abeca presents a body of work that moves like a half-remembered dream, where meaning reveals itself slowly, if at all. Rooted in minimalist techno and ambient language, the LP feels deeply inward-looking, shaped by instinct rather than spectacle.
From the opening moments of “look for what you notice and no one else sees” the listener is invited into a private emotional space. Soft textures drift without urgency, as though testing the boundaries of awareness. “spirals” follows with looping forms that circle endlessly, gently disorienting, drawing attention away from time and toward sensation. There is an underlying tension here, but it remains carefully restrained.
“inwards” marks a subtle shift, introducing a low-end pulse that feels physical yet subdued. Tribal echoes and muted harmonies guide the listener deeper, while “satono yu” balances organic tension with calm, meditative flow. On “ether,” sound seems to thin out, leaving airy fragments suspended in space, weightless and fleeting.
The album’s emotional core emerges on “undefined susceptibility,” where fragile melodies sit beside a raw, grounded groove, embracing vulnerability rather than resolving it. “primal flow” reconnects with the body through earthy rhythms, anchoring the experience before the title track closes the circle. “dreams of lucidity” drifts between clarity and obscurity, offering no final answers, only reflection.
In its entirety, dreams of lucidity feels like a quiet conversation with the subconscious, unfolding in shadows, and a lingering essence long after the sound fades. Supporters of this wonderful album include artists such as The Advent, Ignez, Amotik, MARRØN, and many more.
- Reviewed by Jack! Who? for deathtechno.com
