VOICE ACTOR - Lust (1)

Born as a duo and soon reduced to the sole universe of Noa Kurzweil, Voice Actor had already released in 2022 "Sent From My Telephone", one of the most magnetic works of that year: a hypnagogic mosaic of over four hours, similar to the universe of Carla Dal Forno but steeped in dark, dreamlike sonic collages. With "Lust (1)", built together with Welsh producer Squu, the structure is pared down to fourteen suspended, essential fragments. Propped up by a nocturnal, lethargic rhythmic corpus, Kurzweil's almost evanescent voice rises up, as if slurred, half-asleep pop had been submerged in the lucid dream of a techno set.

The concept revolves around agriculture, understood not merely as toil but as ritual: a rural gesture that, repeated over and over, becomes dance and complicity, especially when shared. From this idea of the harvest as pleasure springs a subtle sensuality, alive like a held breath: the agricultural act as carnal metaphor, a body-to-body rhythm. Where Carmen Villain conjures coldness or detachment, here the pulse is suggestive and vibrant, carrying with it the lascivious melancholy of Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland.

Across dub techno reflections and ambient fades, the work explores a wide emotional range that glows within its own opacity. The voice slides along, lazy and whispered, as if caressing every sound. No frills: reverbs aside, the drum machines stay dry, the synth beds reveal their shadows, and everything rests on essential cycles where only the vibration and magnetism of the melodic line matter. Whether it's a shattered 2-step in the style of Burial or a fragile vocal line, what comes through is a landscape that's icy yet velvety, solitary and inviting: a record that never quite stops whispering.

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31/10/2025