Two years after the release of the highly acclaimed Crash Recoil, Anthony Child, aka Surgeon, returns to Tresor with his new album, Shell-Wave. Retaining the minimal equipment and the studio-concert-set approach of the previous album in order to focus on the work itself, Shell-Wave is a deeply personal testament to the life and journey of Surgeon, combining three decades of experience with a constant curiosity for the new. While the creative philosophy of Crash Recoil is largely present, the process and the instruments have evolved, with Child once again changing his approach to studio work. This insistence on trying new techniques does not prevent a return to older ones, such as using modern digital machines with live and concrete recordings, inspired as much by 60s producer Joe Meek and 70s reggae as by this year’s synthesizer exhibitions. This philosophy of “time travel” is inherent in the music itself: synchronized loops repeat while delay and effects branch out, forming unique whirlpools; distinct quantum moments within a circular whole; the future seeping in between the sounds.