{"id":30446,"date":"2025-11-22T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=30446"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:57:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:57:59","slug":"album-review-older-future-the-captains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/album-review-older-future-the-captains\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Older Future \u2013 The Captains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-30437\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/older_future.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/older_future.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/older_future-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/older_future-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Older Future is the name that Alon Yish uses for his electronic music project. The Israeli musician (and synth designer) employs an array of electronic instruments\/devices to create the rich soundscape that is <i>The Captains<\/i>. The hypnotic, pulsing and gurgling synths of \u201cMitch\u201d lay the groundwork for some truly appealing lead synth work. It\u2019s one thing to lay down an irresistible EDM\/rave groove, but adding intriguing lead lines takes things to another level. The song\u2019s treated vocals may not be for all tastes \u2013 they\u2019re oddly redolent of a children\u2019s cartoon character \u2013 but somehow it all holds together.<\/p>\n<p>The moody and melodramatic intro to \u201cNeon Summer\u201d gives way to a spooky and sleek vibe, one that draws the listener into Older Future\u2019s world. \u201cThe Nerd\u201d is a lush soundscape with skittering varispeed\/helium vocals flitting in and out of the mix. \u201cWaking Up at Dawn\u201d is less EDM and more melody, underscoring Yish\u2019s facility in a wide array of textures. The vocals are treated here as well, but this time they take on a slightly sinister, robotic feel. \u201cThe Confession\u201d weds some dreamy synth sequences to a series of spoken vocal parts, all uncomfortably shot through with paranoia. It\u2019s a weird flex, but an intriguing one nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>More of those flown-in type spoken bits inform \u201cSupersong\u201d and the provocatively-titled \u201cFuckrockers.\u201d The latter features some lightning synth lines amid the clattering EDM percussion. \u201cI Am I Will I Was I Will I Want\u201d is moody and mysterious. But the album closer \u201cNew Plug\u201d has synthesized vocals of a very different sort, suggesting the choirs one used to find on a vintage Mellotron. Otherwise free of vocals, it\u2019s easily the most interesting track on the set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Older Future is the name that Alon Yish uses for his electronic music project. 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