Orphx - Pitch Black Mirror

Rich Oddie and Christina Sealey have created a diverse and distinctive body of work over the last 23 years and Pitch Black Mirror album may be their most definitive statement yet. Pitch Black Mirror foregrounds the duo's unique fusion of techno and industrial while also demonstrating their ability to continually push their sound in new and challenging directions by drawing on elements of electro, post-punk, and EBM.

The human voice is a central element here, ranging from subtle layers of samples and location recordings to the more prominent vocals of Rich Oddie and guest vocalist Marie Davidson. The album is also notable for its detailed sound design, courtesy of Sealey's modular synthesizer systems, Oddie's percussion and synth work, and software mutations from founding Orphx member Aron West.

With its sonic and lyrical imagery of watery depths, lost love, and transmutations, Pitch Black Mirror presents a sonic landscape inspired by personal and social turmoil yet points towards the possibility of creative transformation.