Christabell

A taste of that darkwave pulse and house-y vocal repetition with a dollop of chemical textures staining the composition into unpredictable, granular patterns. - Impose Magazine

Brooding, dark, organ-laden, yet still fundamentally noisy dancefloor tunes - Rose Quartz

These are two tracks of pure healing for body and soul. Gentle, supple beats, occasional psychedelic vocal trails, and an overall mood of quietly glowing ecstasy. A fantastic 7” of warmth and welcome with these organic glimmers of rhythm. Stunning new age mysticism that restores you to wholeness. Beautiful. - Foxy Digitalis

The mind can only expand and contract so much when attempting to describe the sounds gracing this Parisian producer’s work. Sebastien Forrester, hailing from the “suburbs” of his city, has all the credentials worthy of claiming the “up and coming producer” tag that’s been practically stapled to his forehead. Christabell is the sound of Balam Acab banging his head against the walls of sanity, like Tim Hecker trading secrets with Kuedo; swapping intensity for danceability and ending up with something in between. Truly outstanding, truly affecting work of few contemporaries. This is an electronic producer unlike any other - This is fake DIY

A maze of rhythms beckon the ear on Holy Strays' new single for London's Morning Ritual. Bubbling chimes, jungle sketches, a Laurel Halo-like rattle, acid house smoke rings-- - Pitchfork

One of our favorite discoveries in 2010, but since his stellar debut cassette on Not Not Fun, Hyperion, he’s been relatively quiet. However, it seems as if he’s just about to finally return in full bloom, with easily his best and most exciting work to date. The singles B-side is a five-minute killer that compellingly blends intricately constructed, footwork-indebted rhythms with eerie vocal samples and Forrester’s signature style of organ and synth-driven psychedelia. Thoroughly addictive, absolutely marvelous. - No Fear Of Pop

Heavy on the scattershot drum programming, pizzicato strings and the sort of chunky organs that SALEM wouldn’t turn their noses up at. Forrester’s quite the maximalist: about every eight bars or so he dashes another element into the mix, until the tracks sound like they might collapse under the weight of its accretions. ‘Christabell’ is a velvet thicket – Impressive, dense, tangled and plush. - Fact

Formed of many sleek layers of mini-melodies that ride across the imposing flitting beat. Hypnotic. - Dummy

Anxious percussion and quick harp and organs evoke an uneasy church confession, with uneasy thumb-drumming and penitent's yelping snare. - The FADER

Surprisingly lush and undeniably ace electronic trips. He calls to mind Forest Swords jamming with a lo-fi Raime, on some sweet Hoffman's in a cabin in the Alps, after listening to loads of Amon Duul. - Boomkat

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