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Hugo's foray as Palmbomen II makes its debut on Beats In Space Records with the eponymous full-length \u003cem\u003ePalmbomen II\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuided by voices hardwired into machines of house productions past, Hugo found his footing on the road most travelled by pioneering dance producers by following a spontaneous ethos to create \u003cem\u003ePalmbomen II\u003c\/em\u003e. The live ideology applied to Palmbomen's 2013 album \u003cem\u003eNight Flight Europa\u003c\/em\u003e guides this path, yet the true vehicle of \u003cem\u003ePalmbomen II\u003c\/em\u003e is optimized with a single driver-seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded during a summer lockdown in his mother's attic in their hometown of Breda, The Netherlands, Hugo monastically set forth making \u003cem\u003ePalmbomen II\u003c\/em\u003e with tools of a seemingly distant trade: machines - to program and to play - and tape - to record the results. By reversing the perceived potential in hardware versus software production, Hugo returned to the creative core sometimes blinded by too much screen glow: make good music and the rest will follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Program the rhythms, arrange the harmonies, play these together, and record to tape. That's it,\" says Hugo. By virtue of Hugo's reductive approach, \u003cem\u003ePalmbomen II\u003c\/em\u003e is flagrant with moments that fall outside an \"ideal\" mix. The album is imbued with a literal human touch. One hears Hugo riding Oberheim DX faders in real time, improvising Arp 2600 patches at the turn of a track, and dripping sweat across Roland TR-909 keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the process of \u003cem\u003ePalmbomen II\u003c\/em\u003e, the album adheres to two metaphysical atmospheres: his mother's attic and The X-Files. The attic's liminality inspired a routine practice of tracking four songs a day for a solid week throughout different parts of the summer. A solitary binge of sorts, the fourteen tracks of the album represent only a portion of the escapist trove Hugo yielded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously, Hugo's binge-watching of the 90s \/ early aughts sci-fi television show colored characteristics in his music. Set in Vancouver, \u003cem\u003eThe X-Files'\u003c\/em\u003e early seasons are felt in the wave-crashing, deep forest melodies of \"Cindy Savalas\" and \"John Lee Roche\", while the languid rhythms of \"Carina Sayles\" mirrors the human condition as morphed by the show's extraterrestrial encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePalmbomen II\u003c\/em\u003e possesses the qualities of an artist slowly slipping from one reality to the next, yet it welcomes listeners to experience this transcendence in tandem. By toeing the primal lines drawn in early electronic production, the base - and bass - from which Hugo explores the fringe remains musically bright and in sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently relocated to Los Angeles to cruise Shaky Town's alien lanes, Hugo plans to bring his Palmbomen II project to the live stage with an extensive crew of hardware compatriots. \u003cem\u003ePalmbomen II\u003c\/em\u003e is available now on double LP, CD, and digital formats via Beats in Space Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ebxfrJJ_S1k\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2smn4y0Kk7I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIS019","offers":[{"title":"DIGITAL - $11","offer_id":13131071422533,"sku":"BIS019DIGI","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"DBL LP - $30","offer_id":13131071356997,"sku":"BIS019LP","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD - $15","offer_id":13131071389765,"sku":"BIS019CD","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0026\/6993\/6709\/products\/BIS019-RE_COVER_4000x4000_668e42be-2276-4a4d-b4bd-e9c8a13f50e9.png?v=1599778093"},{"product_id":"bis031","title":"Palmbomen II - Memories of Cindy","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date: January 26, 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCAT #: BIS031\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCindy is the eulogized muse behind \u003cstrong\u003ePalmbomen II’s\u003c\/strong\u003e newest collection of limitless dance music. Appearing anecdotally in a cable access talk show and a four part 12” EP series episodically scored by Palmbomen II’s patent melodic house and remote, otherworldly fidelity, her story takes stage once more in \u003cem\u003eMemories of Cindy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKai Hugo\u003c\/strong\u003e, the artist behind Palmbomen II (and its sister project, the traditionally “live” band Palmbomen), is an idiosyncratic producer that relies on spontaneity as much as structure. Almost identical to the process that prompted Palmbomen II’s self-titled debut (\u003cstrong\u003eBeats In Space\u003c\/strong\u003e, 2015), Hugo worked through several iterations of each \u003cem\u003eMOC\u003c\/em\u003e track in a single day before using a comprehensive end edit to create a piece with an immediate, impossible feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn said self-titled album, Hugo applied vocals only to the video realizations of Palmbomen II’s songs. On \u003cem\u003eMOC\u003c\/em\u003e vocals appear as a primary component of and conduit to a stranger, haunted space. Whether contributing to the narrative as spoken word or morose melodies, it’s as disquieting as the echoed vaults from which they come that some other voice is now guiding Kai’s vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis voice and world is Cindy's, the paradigm depicted in Hugo's self-scripted and directed videos and films. Hugo’s visual practice provides a separate view of the Palmbomen II venture: a surreal, neo noir-ish California dislocated by the no-frills aesthetic of its music, and the tragicomedy of its imagined characters. The word “palmbomen” is in fact Dutch for palm trees. Hugo’s background fuels the expatriate’s fascination with California as an alternate universe of curious, convoluted culture and mutant music habitats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe airwaves of the world envisioned for Palmbomen II’s unfolding narrative are familiar, yet discordant, set apart from the gloss of the contemporary with an inquisitive view toward excavating a past that seems contrarily to have long been post-human, or perhaps not only human. The scenes and characters Kai creates in his musical and visual landscapes seem to transmit from another planet, though his own world is the more indistinguishable, alien impetus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreating in isolation while contemplating these irregularly scheduled programs, it’s unsurprising that Kai would find solace and stability in Cindy. 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