SunStation Releases Manifold’s Mental Suggestion

SunStation has recently ventured into the world of commercial CDs with the release of Manifold’s second full-length album, Mental Suggestion. From the promotional write-up:

Nearly 3 years have passed since Manifold’s debut album called X-Ray Attraction was released. During this time the project got further fruitful development. Their new album is a result of huge work on combining together different styles and techniques for creating music: ranging from hypnotic techno to GOA melodies, from energy of electro to aggressiveness of darkpsy. On this CD Cybered and Sulima also mix influence of different periods of development in electronic music – all drawn from the best and well-forgotten old one, but with a fresh intelligent approach in making arrangements.

Although I was not a huge fan of Manifold’s debut effort, Mental Suggestion is a really solid piece of work. The group has matured and their original voice is now much stronger. As before, Manifold focuses on a very cybernetic kind of psytrance: dark, full-on, richly cinematic, and slightly industrial. There are times where a distinctly gothic feel shines through, channelling the departed spirit of groups like Cydonia and Dark Soho. I’ve always had a soft spot for this approach, and Manifold do it well.

SunStation has done a bang-up job promoting this album—have a look at the release drop page on their site if you would like to find out where Mental Suggestion is available for purchase.