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Downs†a†e is the stage name for the electronic musician Tom Oliver. In 2009, the UK producer moved to Shanghai where he became a fixture at the city's legendary dance club, the Shelter. He's officially released a few albums, include 2012's Farewell Static, but his latest work seems like less of an offering and more of a way to absolve unpleasant memories.Under what appeared to be duress, Oliver posted to his Soundcloud an entire LP, slow`motion.wave, his first new work in almost a year. "Here are some songs," he wrote. "I just want this out. I hate these songs in many ways because the time I made this album was terrible. It was the time I lost the best thing in my life. Things happen for a reason apparently.The well-crafted album is laden with intimately spare moments of piano and ambient chords that burst into witchy high-hat and snare beats. It's the kind of music that would be appropriate for a walk through an unfamiliar city, and it's no surprise that Oliver calls his sound "stoned bus music." Listen to the entire album below.