Sean Palm first dreamt of electric sheep during the early 1990’s. Ortofon Androids remained sleepless on traintracks in Brooklyn, their feet kicking up the dust that would eventually settle on the heydey of East Coast Underground Culture.
Before the decade was up, Palm began programming his visions into atmospheric rhythms, utilizing a customized shrine-like studio surrounded by faint whispers of his strongest teachers. His inspiration initialy came from a diverse collection of classic wax. Tattered jackets featuring the logos of Warp, R&S & Strictly Rhythm gave this dedicated producer visions of not only moving dance floors, but also stirring bodies and minds in more intimate settings.
In early 2005 he and partner Matt Xavier founded the label project Railyard Recordings. The forward thinking label with strong roots in Techno’s past would not only be an output for his solo productions, but would also provide a support system for past, present and future compositions in an open source family environment.
His first production “Where’s My Dongle?” was featured as the opening track on Loco Dice’s essential “Time Warp” Compilation. Riding the momentum, he made a guest appearance with Railyard’s Joel Mull on Steve Bug’s stellar Audiomatique label. The release was immediately licensed by Steve Lawler for his VIVA Compilation. The duo’s newfound project draws from the sonic mastery of Sweden’s most soulful producer while incorporating the trademark, hypnotic Palm sound. Klickhouse minimalist Tim Xavier, Poker Flat New Zealander Simon Flower, and long time mastermind Alexi Delano have all remixed the “future-sound” of Railyard’s head honcho.
The Railyard Co-Founder was born, raised and still remains in New York’s premiere suburban playground. He was there from the very beginning of the East Coast Movement, and the earworms that dug deep into the Sean Palm program are evident in the sounds of Underground Resistance, Warp, Harthouse, Eye Q and R&S Records. With over 15 years of techno experience in his arsenal, Sean Palm emerges with an Artist Album that crosses the 4/4 boundaries of House and Techno. Dare we say it even touches upon real deal “Trance”? Not the kind you listen to while the Mickey Mouse gloves are in the dryer, mind you…
The album launches with the simple sounds of Silent Storm and Polyphonic. The opening tracks invite the listener to soak in the deep reverberations of an underwater excursion. Seemless Dreams then steps up and spreads its strings wide, pushing forward the album’s energy. Not losing sight of dancefloor friendliness, Sightings, Lost in The Bronx and Days On End fuse an array of early 90’s Trance influences with modern day Hypnotic Techno design. Coming back down to earth is the wonky Green Matrix, wobbling with bits and blobs falling perfectly into place. The latter part of the excursion sees the strange computer rhythms of Drumatrix that dance in conjunction with proper synths over constantly building, intelligent drum programming. Palm rounds out the album with 10 Years Later, a lush, organic House production with an overall healing touch…
The eclectic Techno label from New York is on point again with their first debut full length from their head-honcho.
