Mitochondrial Sun, the electro music project of Niklas Sundin - former guitarist of Grammy-winning Swedish metal band Dark Tranquillity - has signed with Inertial Music for a new album, Machine Dialectics, due on 21 February.

Following the debut album's orchestral grandeur and the intense industrial blast beat of Sju Pulsarer, Mitochondrial Sun's third offering explores uncharted territory. Machine Dialectics is a sparse, minimalistic journey through ten experimental and playful compositions. With earworm melodies and warm, vintage-sounding synths, the album evokes a sense of nostalgia and wonder, masterfully crafted with Anders Lagerfors' analogue expertise at Nacksving Studios.

Niklas Sundin on the album: "With the new album, I wanted to get away from the overtly cinematic and epic soundscapes of the earlier releases and instead explore more low-fi territories. Most of the songs consist of just a handful of elements, and there's a sense of improvisation and unpredictability throughout as if we're hearing the music come to life in real time. There's a certain naivety to the melodies, and in a way, Machine Dialectics is presenting a 'magical' childhood idea of space exploration - simple, adventurous, and blissfully unconcerned with cosmic cataclysms and existential risks. The music is still instrumental, and as usual, I prefer to only hint at concepts and ideas and leave it up to the listener to interpret the work and fill in the blanks with whatever their own imagination can conjure".

In keeping with the cohesive nature of the project, Sundin emphasizes that Machine Dialectics is best experienced in its entirety. The album is designed as a continuous journey, with each track acting as a chapter in a larger story. For this reason, no standalone singles will be released in advance. However, two tracks are available for streaming. Link