Label. SOSO
Artists. Oliver Schories
Title. Fields Without Fences
Format. Vinyl / CD / Digital
Cat.Number. SOSO 013
Release Date. March 13th, 2015
Distribution. Straight Distribution (Vinyl), NovaMD (CD)
Dig Dis (Digital)
Domain. www.fb.com/SOSOHamburg
Tracks
01. Undisguised
02. Copilot
03. Brizzle
04. Fields without Fences
05. In other words
06. Never
07. Missing Empathy
08. Homeboy
09. Late Checkout TBC
10. Daily Routines
11. Oil
12. Super Sunday
Often you may find yourself wondering what it is that separates us, what segregates and classifies us, jaggedly dividing us into our mismatched groups of apparent similitude. You pull into question this supposedly pragmatic and balanced approach to modern society and take it apart, piece by piece, in an attempt to see a way that we can move forward and create a world in which everything and everyone resonates as one.
It’s a pure picture, a vision where we no longer exist in this dystopian Discordia, a world defined entirely by distorted fringes and crooked boundaries. It’s this harmonious world, a world of ‘Fields Without Fences’ that we dream of.
The dream is fully and wholeheartedly realised in this stunning body of work. It opens with the beautiful ‘Undisguised’, a piece comprised of intricately interwoven drums and emotionally enrapturing melodies, finished off with beautifully drawn out vocals. From here you’re taken on what can only be described as an undulating journey through immutable rhythms, spellbinding riffs and barrier transcending vocals. Long, one-note bass lines unavoidably hypnotise you and draw you into the music in a way that’s not dissimilar to insects’ attraction to light. It ebbs and flows perfectly, with peak tracks such as ‘In Other Worlds’ or ‘Homeboy’ enticing you to shake a leg, while downtimers such as ‘Late Checkout TBC’ or ‘Fields Without Fences’ encourage you to take a step back and reflect.
Oliver Schories has crafted a truly captivating, emotional and spiritually enlightening journey with this latest offering of his trademark melodic crossbreed of house and techno. During the course of his prosperous career he has gained an extremely impressive following and has released on labels such as Parquet, Stil Vor Talent, Katermukke, Kittball and Noir. ‘Fields Without Fences’ is his third studio album and will be his first full length on his own SOSO imprint. What’s most impressive is that it’s his third full length deliverance in the space of four years. ‘Fields Without Fences’ is a big step on from ‘Exit’, a collection of music that was more sun kissed and downtempo, and it takes more of a dance floor direction while still keeping the reflective nature he’s been known for.