- Petar Dundov blends techno with trance in the style that's become his own.
- Petar Dundov has been making the same kind of techno for well over a decade, isolating the most pleasurable parts of trance and kosmische and grafting them onto pumping techno rhythms. His tracks can feel as intrepid as Tangerine Dream LPs, and his albums are among the most epic in the game. We haven't heard his trademark style since his last LP in 2016 (collaborations with Gregor Tresher and Marc Romboy toned down the excess), but this 12-inch for Music Man picks up right where At The Turn Of Equilibrium left off, with two robust tracks that show off his gift for melody. And his gift for unrestrained indulgence.
"Dalmatina" is like the Platonic ideal of a Petar Dundov track. It builds slowly over its nine minutes to an exultant climax, teasing you all along the way with a repeating melody that hits higher with each passing swoop. Dundov's melodies are so ear-catching that it's easy to forget about the chugging beat underneath. "Dalmatina" is just what slower-paced DJs like Jonathan Kusuma might use at the climax of their sets.
The B-side is more exploratory, stretching out over 13 minutes of Berlin-school spaciness with anxious melodies and atmospherics that wouldn't be out of place on an Alan Parsons Project record. If you loved any of Dundov's albums, this 12-inch is exactly what you're craving. He could keep making this stuff for ten more years and I still wouldn't be sick of it.
TracklistA Dalmatina
B Once We Were Here