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Eaves 'Verloren' (PTP)
LA producer Eaves kicked off New York experimental label PTP’s digital release series back in December 2015 with ‘Gorilla’, and now he’s back on the newly rebranded label again with his first full-length album. While ‘Gorilla’ was comprised of movements and drawn-out variations on themes, ‘Verloren’ is instead ever-changing and always moving. Industrial clangs and string-influenced synths permeate the LP, creating immense and visceral soundscapes. Sometimes mournful, sometimes punishing, constantly explosive and pounding, the sounds wander purposefully, while shrill, hostile vocal samples disorient the listener like a twisted funhouse maze. With all the samples of glass breaking and people screaming used in the darker annals of club music today, it can be rather challenging to use overly abrasive motifs in a manner that isn’t overwrought – but Eaves is certainly more than capable of pulling it off.
9/10
