Listening to Alex Wilcox techno track “BOO.” it pays to give it the time to develop from a pulsing beat to staccato vocal blips accenting the rhythm while a background drones ease into the brisk pace of the song. Oscillating bubbles of sound warp through right before a high pitched alien voice speaks to us in a language we don’t understand, its voice echoing like a dream of a memory of taking the subway in a futuristic nation we’ve never been to. Other voices come in as though you’re receiving radio signals sent from earth forty years ago preserved by the cold of outer space arriving at some distant star far from the earth and captured for analysis and enjoyment as a sample by an electronic artist who has an affinity for cultural media artifacts from ancient earth. Then the full seven minute and one second of the track are over right after all sound sources trigger at once to build to a grand blowout and burnout of all processed signals fading away. Whatever the nature and methodology for the song, Wilcox has definitely taken us on an unusual musical journey by going beyond the bounds of conventional techno songcraft. Listen to “BOO.” on Spotify and connect with Wilcox on Soundcloud as well.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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