Third Light

Pioneering electronic duo Pitch Black drop their sixth studio album.

Their two-decade career of fusing different musical styles is in full effect across the eight-track release. Dub, downbeat, techno, drum’n’bass and cinematic ambiance are all ingredients in an echo-drenched odyssey that moves the heart and mind and body, as Pitch Black’s distinctive sonic signature of deep analogue dub combines with beats ranging from slinky to slamming and vocals spanning enigmatic to emphatic.

As the album shifts between dance floor and brain food, it reflects on a world similarly in transition between two states. On the one hand, the planet faces depleting resources and a looming climate emergency; on the other, capitalism and consumerism are marching blindly onward. As a result of this conundrum, there are many contemplative moments on the album, most notably with the world’s extinction echoing in the ambiance of the final track “Did You Get the Message”.