Christian Kleine / Touch & Fuse (ASIP034 / ASIP034V)

Arguably Christian Kleine’s most comprehensive and colorful release to capture his enigmatic IDM style, originally released on CD in 2020 is now available on Neon Orange 2LP.

“You’re heavily inspired by what you love and will do anything to be a part of it when growing up”, says Christian. “The more you create, the more familiar you become as the years move on, and your ambition to perfect it becomes even stronger”.

This natural evolution is something Christian Kleine is well versed in and since his first releases in the early 00’s, Christian has been synonymous with perfecting a particular sound that draws from early IDM, breaks and influences as far-reaching as Punk music.

Touch & Fuse continues the melodic, beat-driven finesse he has become known for, but instead of trying to perfect anything new, different or conceptual two decades later, we’re treated to an album unconsciously inspired simply, by the wide variety of music he likes.

The slow waltz of album opener Return of The Underground; the nostalgic synthesizers in Nearfield to Nowhere; the electro-punk undercurrent of Number 6; the acid-tinged Val 2, or the Shoegaze-lulls in album closer Room In The Mirror; Touch & Fuse plays like a trip through Christian’s musical upbringing - snapshots in time, told in a timeless manner.

“Touch & Fuse is my way of reflecting on where I am and what interests me, in the hope that other people find something for themselves in there as well. For me, music has the power to change my perspectives on time -  it can act as a drug pretending I have seen and experienced things I never would have otherwise” - CK.

Touch & Fuse is available on Neon Orange 2LP, Digipack CD + Digital download.

Released: 2nd October 2020
Vinyl release: June 20th 2022

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Tracklist:

01. Return of the Underground
02. Helios Flood
03. Touch & Fuse
04. Velvet Impulse
05. Serious Moonlight
06. Reverse Angle
07. Number 6
08. Serene Salt Mines
09. Val 2
10. Seaweed
11. Mountain Drain
12. Nearfield to Nowhere
13. Bury Oceans with Sand
14. Room in the Mirror

All tracks written and produced by Christian Kleine
Mastered by Christian Kleine
Vinyl remastered and cut by Andreas LUPO Lubich
Artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding