Exclusive album premiere of ‘Distance Decay’ by electronic duo A.M. Boys.

“It didn’t hit me that we made a cosmic American electronic album until we listened to the songs in sequence from start to finish. The original goal had been to use a minimal approach that would allow us to play all the songs live, just the two of us. That minimalist idea carried through, but the added factor of chemistry, not only between us as players, but also between the songs themselves, elevated it all and made us want to get it on vinyl”.

‘Distance Decay’, the shimmering debut album from American electronic duo A.M. Boys, focuses on an intimate and minimal approach to instrumentation. The album’s ten original songs juxtapose rippling rhythms with melodic synth lines and ethereal vocals. The album was written during darkly lit late night jam sessions with analog synthesizers, drum machines, space echo and voice. These sessions were influenced by post-punk and cold wave, along with the duo’s revered trinity of Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, and Prince. (Sub one of these for Throbbing Gristle on a rainy night.)

The recording process was deliberately pared down to allow the duo to recreate the songs during live performances. This minimal approach yields an album that develops an emotional resonance with each listen. “We knew we didn’t want to layer too much, we felt that the songs sounded stronger with less. A lot of modern music can be fussy and cluttered, we wanted to present the music simply, gaining a transparent power,” Blonde explains.

‘Distance Decay’ was written and recorded by A.M. Boys at their studio, Glowmatic Sound, in Brooklyn. Moore mixed the album, additional vocal recording was done by Jeff Berner at Studio G, and Steve Fallone mastered the record at Sterling Sound. Blonde shot the cover photo and designed the group’s logo.

‘Distance Decay’ is a term describing the pattern of criminals committing less crime the further they travel from their homes. The duo can personally attest that this pattern exists.

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