Spacelike :: Spy Satellite EP (Lightlike) — [concise]

Spacelike’s debut suite Spy Satellite threads orchestral depth through shadowed ambient synths, guiding listeners from the expansive surge of “Points In Space” to the delicate, dissolving glow of its closing title track.

From inertia to outer edges

A polished first statement from Will Rajan, recording as Spacelike, this aptly named five-part suite threads orchestral strands through shadowed ambient synth currents, beginning with the expansive surge of “Points In Space.” From there, bright instrumental electronics rise and breathe, especially on the emotive descent of “Melting Glass,” where a nimble, techno-leaning flutter of charged rhythms propels momentum toward “Inertia.” That cut locks into a commanding 4×4 drive, its glittering synth accents scattered across a sandblasted, bass-heavy blast of sound.

Rajan settles easily into off-center pulses, magnetic melodies, and richly saturated drums, at times tipping into breakbeat intensity without losing clarity. The closing pair, “It Was Never There” and the title track, ease away from earlier propulsion. “It Was Never There” stands as perhaps the most pristine moment—delicately woven yet subtly warped melodic lines overlap, forming a whirlwind of electronic connections. “Spy Satellite” then drifts along outer edges of a dissolving downtempo lounge glow, cascading through airy expanses and crisp rhythms, with fleeting vocal fragments folding inward as everything slowly fades from view.

All tracks written & produced by Will Rajan
Mastered by Macc @ Subvert Central
Artwork & photography by Daniel Naylor

Spy Satellite is available on Lightlike. [Bandcamp]