The understated yet piercing tones transport us back to a period of time when musicians such as Richard Devine, Proem, and Esem cultivated roughened sound textures and blended them with hypnotic rhythms.
Hard-edged IDM realms
Veelargo’s Sync Phoney, a collection of four tracks from late November 2023, explores hard-edged IDM realms. “Foggy Thingy,” with its darker shadows and definitive bass thuds, opens the EP. With “Pusk,” Veelargo moves into expressive, softer pads, utilizing cutting-edge electronics and expansive sound design from the periphery. Reaching the halfway point on “Questch” and “Air Bug (szczyb),” and the understated yet piercing tones transport us back to a period of time when musicians such as Richard Devine, Proem, and Esem cultivated roughened sound textures and blended them with hypnotic rhythms. In contrast to a collage of darker, beat-heavy tunes, “AM – BOT” closes with saccharine melodies and an ambient ebb and flow that gently ushers us into the horizon. For fans of slightly overcast IDM, this EP is very effective and engulfing.
Sync Phoney is available on Mutoscope. [Bandcamp]
