Datataste is an experimental outfit formed by two Vancouver-based musicians - Adrian Long and Ron Luther. They launched the project in 2021 with "Shuttle PDX", a release that leaned toward the foreboding end of the ambient spectrum. Their debut album, "Power Word Kill", is a more eclectic offering - still occasionally lurking in the misty ambient zone, but more often morphing into a plethora of electronic subgenres. Echoes of analog techno, deconstructed IDM, and library sounds for sci-fi TV pilots ripple across the record, creating a soundtrack that feels both oddly familiar and asymmetrically alien. On top of all that, the album features some of the coolest track titles I've seen for a while ("David Lynch's Basketball Purgatorium" is peak) - that alone should convince you to check it out.
The album is out now on Panospria label, and can be purchased here or here. Stream the whole LP down below.