Don't be fooled by the lush pads that this one opens up with: cold synth sweeps belie the false sense of security they create and announce a sinister presence. The first hihats flicker into action like lights in a startup sequence across the chassis of a giant mech warrior before it springs into action, surging forward unstoppably in a flurry of pistons and buzz-saw oscillators. Tightly controlled energy and a battery of snares pushes the tune forward at dangerous speeds, tearing up the floor like a power lathe and giving you a direct ultimatum: get in the dance now or get the fuck out of the way!
Thumping, percussion-heavy tracks make up the latest from Isabassi, where depth-charge-like detonations rattle against icy synths. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 24, 2023
Recorded during a trip back to his hometown of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on “Chokkor,” Enayet pits split-second synths against wild rhythms. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 21, 2021