Debut instrumental album release from Jamie Teasdale (Kuedo) starts strongly with the parping synths and Numan-esque synth strings of Visioning Shared Tomorrows before erupting to what is possible the best track on the album, the moody, ethereal and somewhat pulsating Ant City.

Teasdale's tracks are slow and thoughtful, with minimal beats spraying reverbed sparks and an intelligent use of synthesised sound helping to create spacious, imaginative soundtracks. Whisper Fate supercedes by adding warmly inviting melodies to the template, with underlying techno references due to the use of Aphex-sounding toms - Richard D. James formative ambient works are a likely influence.

Bizarrely, Scissors references the Carly Simon pop track why, then skitters around it with chugging electronics and phat pads. However, newly overladen melodies leave the track lacking in focus and direction.

Teasdale ventures further into the world of soundtrack with Vangelis-style retro-futurism on numerous efforts (notably the chugging Flight Path) particularly during the second half of the album; the melodies becoming less obvious and a heady cacophony of analogue sounds paving the way for further overlapping synths and rich, cavernous atmospheres.

In many ways, Severant is a synth lovers dream; its lashing of keyboard pads lighten up its dark belly with brightly optimistic passages and unassuming technoid beats, forever driving the music into ascending skies. Slightly meandering at times perhaps, but overall, an interesting and enjoyable debut with plenty of hidden depths.