Petite Constellations

Evan Bartholomew, known professionally as Bluetech, is a widely respected figure in the electronic music world. His work spans a broad spectrum, from deeply atmospheric ambient and downtempo to progressive, groove-oriented dance music. Bluetech's sound is characterised by rich emotional texture, intricate sound design, and a unique atmospheric quality that blends organic elements with cutting-edge digital production techniques.

This new album is his second excursion on the DiN label, having previously released Liquid Geometries (DiN57) in 2018. Petite Constellations sees Evan sonically exploring in a whole new direction. As the word ‘petite’ implies, the thirteen tracks on this album are musical miniatures, in a way reminiscent of the concise form of some of Erik Satie’s famous piano works. The album was conceived as a subtle homage to Mort Garson, specifically his album ‘Mother Earth’s Plantasia’. It is a series of vignettes, both cosmic and microscopic in scale. It is unabashedly melodic, with contrapuntal analogue synth lines that weave and intertwine around each other. Subscribing to the concept of ‘as above so below’, whereby the microscopic world mirrors the realms of the macrocosm, there is so much detail in these compositions that will slowly unfurl their beauty over multiple plays.