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Cralias 'Element' (TAR)
Los Angeles label TAR was responsible for releasing our Album Of The Month in January, the stunning debut from neo-classical artist MICHELANGEL0. Now they’ve done it again with this four-track EP from Cralias. The Lewisham-based producer’s four-track EP, ‘Element’, works within and around Afro-Portuguese rhythms, draping them with bright, glistening themes. In contrast to the sounds of Lisbon labels such as Príncipe Discos and Golden Mist, Cralias’ take on similar rhythmic elements are slightly more removed. The vantage point of the listener is continually shifted by the shaky, celestial ambience on faster-paced tracks such as ‘Sweet’ and ‘Sultan’, as well as with the controlled bittersweetness of ‘Tell Me’ and ‘Hope You Care’.
8/10
