Sleek Vibra is a sensory onslaught—audio shrapnel whirling from all directions—casting the label’s darkest silhouette yet. This is power electronics refracted through the cracked lens of retrofuturism, where the future is haunted by echoes of an analog past.
Braindance sensibilities intertwine with tribal breaks
Adepta Editions—run by Peter Furlan (aka Nike_Vomita)—plunges deeper into shadowed terrain with the latest chapter of their Altari series with guest curator Roberto Semeraro (aka Pearl River Sound)—enlisting the formidable talents of Italian sonic alchemist Alessandro Gramaccioni, known under the moniker AFM. Here, the imprint curates a visceral exploration of abstract electronic realms, where braindance sensibilities intertwine with tribal breaks, guttural bass, and scorched robo-funk.
With its title track and the thunderous “Kamui Effect,” “2 Words 3 Months” rips through industrial-tinged tribal relics, forging a rhythmic architecture so volatile it teeters on collapse. The jagged breakbeats and fragmented vocals of “Kill Dreams” conjure a magnetic storm of cinematic intensity, while “Mani Giunte” ignites flashes of light amid a labyrinth of glitch and shimmering bleeps. AFM closes the B-side with “Hepta Message,” a sleek cascade of silk-spun mechanics—like data streaming through an interdimensional receiver—where broken jungle rhythms pulse beneath layers of sonic sediment.
Across six incendiary tracks, AFM orchestrates a dystopian ballet of broken, claustrophobic, and skittering pulses, underpinned by serrated industrial textures and sandblasted vocal fragments. The result is a sensory onslaught—audio shrapnel whirling from all directions—casting the label’s darkest silhouette yet. This is power electronics refracted through the cracked lens of retrofuturism, where the future is haunted by echoes of an analog past.
Ultimately, one of the heaviest offerings from the prolific Barcelona imprint.
Sleek Vibra is available on Adepta Editions / Altari Series. Pre-order vinyl & digital May 8th. [Bandcamp]
