You have to love yourself a fire surrounds itself by a plethora of abrupt breaks and distorted electro-nics; going on several tangents with low-flowing synth sections complemented by precision audio plateaus.
Classic downtempo-IDM extracts that naturally come to life
Pearl River Sound’s most recent 21-track release for Evel features fractured and disoriented soundscapes that barely manage to survive with tiny melodic strands and strained electronics. Here, we witness the multi-talented Roberto Semeraro create an incredibly rich blend of classic downtempo-IDM extracts that naturally come to life. Semeraro glides through reflective hallways while off-beat glitch particles, drifting tones, and run-down rhythms collapse in the background.
You have to love yourself a fire surrounds itself by a plethora of abrupt breaks and distorted electro-nics; going on several tangents with low-flowing synth sections complemented by precision audio plateaus. And yet it’s impossible to overlook the variety of genres that overlay one another; from Aphex Twin fractured excursions to mellow ambient slivers, unique samples, burnt acid layers, and braindance abstracts, there are just the right amounts of playful, gloomy, and slithering bits to digest.
These twisted grooves are an oddly peaceful feast of aural exploration, perfect for passing the time and losing yourself within; and as a result, Pearl River Sound creates quite the maze of dysfunctional electronic beauty, while the entire album feels like an unexpected retreat we all needed. Some of our favorites: “Piano Piano (It’s not your Fault Edit),” “Redenzione,” “Green Hills,” “No Q Drums,” “Physical Reality,” “The Strange,” and the overarching closing remix, “Piano Piano (Global Goon RMX).”
You have to love yourself a fire is available on Evel. [Bandcamp]
