THE PHANTOM - LP 1 - SILVERBACK BELGIUM

After releasing two EP's for the Ghent based label, scoring videoart, recording numerous 
remixes, being involved in another project Ptaki (with a bestselling 12" ' Krystyna' last year), Kruczynski calmed the things down in 2013 and focused on recording a more complex project. 

'LP 1' is a true artistic statement, with a very strong identity. It's a record summing up Kruczynski's perception of music & style, yet broadening it even more at the same time. The album combines his interest in repetitive minimalism and film music ('Lazienki Park', 'Late Night Sex', 'Water's Edge'), with very direct, yet ethereal club tracks ('Bless Their Little Hearts', 'Earthworks') and romantic/ballad influences, as in the strippeddown version of 'Gothic' a track he debuted with on Silverback in 2012. 

The record is also a meditation on Warsaw with references to its river and parks. The environmental and idyllic elements are present throughout the album, yet instead of being an escapist work, they are rather the result of emotion recollected in tranquility. 

It's also an extension of Kruczynski's record crates with influences ranging from Tangerine 
Dream soundtracks, descriptive library records, reflective works of Arthur Russell, 80's fusion or deep house 12 inches.