Joakim Forsgren as AUTORHYTHM appears to have tapped simultaneously into the explorative end of 1970s electronic Krautrock and late 70s power-pop on “Symmetry.” Tones zip by, resonate, fade out, zip in and flare and trace a sonic landscape anchored by a minimal electronic percussion rhythm that resonates in the brain with both “Autobahn” and “My Sharona” and that’s a combination that shouldn’t work but it does. It feels playful and like the soundtrack to a Rudy Rucker novel in that it sounds both retro and futuristic like its channeling the energy of a utopian future as imagined in the 1970s that actually manifested in the present rather than the dystopian, oligarch dominated global order we’re experiencing now. In that fashion it’s an intensely hopeful work. Listen to “Symmetry” on Spotify and follow AUTORHYTHM at the links provided. The project’s sophomore album Self Help Manual released May 29, 2026.
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