This is the second album by Bay Area-based Albert Yeh, who also plays in the fine experimental metal bands Lotus Thief, Forlesen, and various other projects. He cohesively blends electronic music, classical, progressive rock, drone, and other styles in this release, which exudes a sort of heaviness that’s unique and captivating. Albert noted that the album “explores feelings of dread at the hyper-acceleration in society following the end of lockdown,” which explains the darkness in some of the music, but the results are still appealing without sounding overly bleak. Motors/Pulses is a very cool release with a nice variety of styles.

Dragon’s Eye Recordings