Perturbator debuted I Am The Night on Aphasia Records, but around the same time he self-released this album, Terror 404. I'm not sure why Lueur Verte bypassed him, especially given that much of the French label's early output centred around James Kent's project. Could it be that neither felt he was worthy of treatment on a proper label? Quite strange if so, given that there is very little concern and even less quality control in the digital distribution industry. And even at this early stage in his career, Perturbator was showing signs of being a cyborg titan of synthwave, so why not flood your fledgling label with his material? On the other hand, perhaps Mr Kent already had enough of an established audience that he could release a ‘proper’ album and another of his own in the same year without spreading his potential too thin. Considering he also released three singles in 2012, that's one hell of a debut in the music world.
Probably the biggest difference between Terror 404 and I Am The Night (and the latest album Dangerous Days) is the lack of an assumed narrative in Terror 404. Firstly, there are no splash pages here to give the listener a concrete idea of the album's subject matter. Secondly, some of Terror 404's titles are retrospectives of 80s films and actors.
- emcritic.blogspot.com
