Stargate

The 2024 release of *Stargate* marks Deantoni Parks’ triumphant return to his genre-defying ethos, a continuation and evolution of the "Technoself method" that has set him apart as a one-of-a-kind architect of sound. Composed of nine meticulously crafted tracks, this album captures the raw immediacy of Parks’ live recording philosophy, where precision drumming and spontaneous sampling collide to create intricate, minimalist arrangements that unfold with both mechanical efficiency and undeniable human pulse. With an unflinching commitment to unedited, real-time creation, *Stargate* pulls listeners into the here and now, refusing to rely on post-production embellishments....

The 2024 release of *Stargate* marks Deantoni Parks’ triumphant return to his genre-defying ethos, a continuation and evolution of the "Technoself method" that has set him apart as a one-of-a-kind architect of sound. Composed of nine meticulously crafted tracks, this album captures the raw immediacy of Parks’ live recording philosophy, where precision drumming and spontaneous sampling collide to create intricate, minimalist arrangements that unfold with both mechanical efficiency and undeniable human pulse. With an unflinching commitment to unedited, real-time creation, *Stargate* pulls listeners into the here and now, refusing to rely on post-production embellishments. The historical and technical undercurrents running through *Stargate* are remarkable. Parks’ enduring study of rhythm—as informed by a childhood steeped in funk and gospel, his formal jazz training under Delbert Felix, and his early experimentation with drum-and-bass textures in the 1990s—reaches new heights in this release. While his groundbreaking 2015 work, *Technoself*, introduced us to the fusion of live percussion and digital manipulation, *Stargate* takes a sharper, perhaps even bolder, turn. The album resonates with the echoes of Parks’ past collaborations, from the angular intricacies of The Mars Volta to the atmospheric experimentation of Flying Lotus. Yet, it never dwells too long in any single lineage. Each track operates like a microcosm of Parks’ decades-long pursuit of rhythm as a living, breathing entity. The recording process, as with all of Parks’ solo projects, reflects his radical departure from conventional studio methodologies. Employing an on-the-fly approach that eschews overdubs and sequencing, Parks builds entire compositions in the moment, creating structures that feel simultaneously organic and industrial. This fusion of human instinct and machine precision reaffirms his place as a visionary—not just in electronic music, but across the broader spectrum of contemporary sound. With *Stargate*, Parks continues to challenge our very definitions of creativity and genre.