Delta is a Berlin-based synth-rock project and one-man-band orchestrated by Giuseppe D'Addurno, who has charted am adventure through mean streets, perilous peaks, and corroded space cruisers on his debut EP, Argentina. Solo synth project can end up sounding a little cold, but that is not a problem for Delta, his three-track release is as warm as freshly drawn bathwater and just as inviting. The balmy tones are reminiscent of John Medeski's own solo work, an artist who is always able to lend a human touch to even the most avant-garde movements. While there are definitely some spacy, progy, and Medeski-esque moments on Argentina (especially in the latter half of "Piedras"), Delta's album is focused squarely on capturing the fluidity of melody. Argentina is pure, liquid sound. It doesn't so much pulse from your speakers as pour. What I think helps achieve this fluidity, is definitely the highly lyrical key work, but also the percussion. And yes, there is acoustic percussion on this record and it does an incredible job of keeping things directed and momentous. Even the cymbal work on "Alien Abductionism" gives the track an extra splashy feel, one that will hijack your brain and transport it directly into a test tube filled with a lysergic seltzer. If it feels right, dive in! Take a couple of laps in the tonal melt of Delta's electro-pond this evening.
