Being a very young chicken, I was a little confused with the cover and the music inside. I see a person on a tractor with a lovely dog on a farm. I begin to listen to what I think is going to be a country folk album, but instead I am listening to a full on electronic solo album. The rug definitely doesn’t match the curtains

With the fat and full flavour of the opening piece, I felt like I was discovering a tasty new kind of chicken burger. Did I just say that?

I delved deeper into these new electronic sounds. I felt the structure of the pieces was pretty simple, but when you listen to the subtle add on sounds it becomes well rounded and full. It gives you space to explore where you want to go.

When I think of my electronica music, I can hear moments of Mannheim Steamroller, A bit of Tangerine Dream and hints of Nash the Slash. The music usually stays pretty light but can contain some dark themes.

A piece like, “Alignment” feels like being inside a retro video game as you bounce around within the construct of moving atoms.

“Make it work”, it a bit of a brain tease, as you need to sort out a bunch of puzzle pieces inside your voluminous thought patterns.

Each instrumental piece seems to contain its own anime character ready to burst forth and show you there fuller self.

The best example may be in the last piece called “Brighter Days”. After all the different stages you just went through on this recording, it finishes off with a sweet and innocent sound that lets you wake up again with a clean slate.

Explorers of thoughtful electronic music should explore the debut album of 8Know8. This is a fine debut with a lot of unexplored territory left.

When you do have a listen come back to Blast Toronto and write your own little review at the bottom of this page.