Steve Moore is what I’d call a renaissance artist. He doesn’t stay in one lane and do some one trick pony show. He changes musical lanes like a master curator of sound, keeping with electronic music but within that realm morphs and shapes it to fit what mood strikes him. Power synth prog with Zombi to vast soundscapes with his score work to Krautrock/Komische broad strokes on albums like Pangaea Ultima and Positronic Neural Pathways; synth pop heaven in project Mirage to cosmic techno with Gone World and Giallo Disco with Lovelock. All done in visionary fashion.
On his latest, Steve Moore collaborates with L.I.E.S. Records to give us the 6-track Eye of Horus. Eye of Horus lands on the dance floor, but with a twist of heady cosmic vibes for good measure. It’s a stunning listen. One that is rhythmic, propulsive, and ethereal in all the right ways.
The one thing about Steve Moore is that no matter what he’s writing for – be it film, spaced-out soundscapes, or club grooves – it always sounds like Steve Moore. He has a sound and aesthetic that is instantly recognizable. Not that everything sounds the same. Not that at all. But Moore’s sonic palate is instantly recognizable. He’s got a sound, and that sound fits wherever he wants it to exist. I can hear him and recognize Moore touchstones whether I’m listening to his score for Cub, or whether I’m listening Liminal Migration, his collaboration with Bluetech. His musical DNA is that distinct, and his style that well conceived.
The music on Eye of Horus is very much of the dance floor persuasion, but it’s not without cosmic touches. “Point Dune” wavers in the air with Berlin School intention, a hint of techno rhythm in the arpeggiated synth line. It’s subtle, mysterious, and a perfect opener for this stunning LP. “The Blue Stone” kicks in with four-on-the-floor glee while a sense of foreboding comes over the proceedings in Moore’s synth melody. “Valerie 23” hangs in hazy intentions and woozy light, giving us a slinky and alluring headspace to get lost in.
Title track “Eye of Horus” has an almost sinister feel. Like heading into the eye of the storm with a disco beat propelling you. It’s epic in scope and feel. “Elberon Place” is a straight up dance floor banger. It’s like coming across a club at the end of the universe. Last groove you move to before the great cosmic extinction. And “Three Sisters” is ominous and disorienting in all the right ways.
Steve Moore never stops. He’s an artist that is in constant creative motion and is always onto the next project; be it score work, Zombi, collaborations, or solo endeavors. Eye of Horus is the latest and is an engaging, stunning, slinky slab of cosmic techno of the highest order.
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