The beauty tucked within these tracks, while seemingly upfront and in your face, still manage to dig deeper, pulling us in its alluring chasm, and ultimately provides a feel-good notion that everything’s going to be alright.
Pulling us in its alluring chasm
James Shinra spoils us with a four track EP on Analogical Force where textured tones flutter about with breaks and braindance sensibilities. Busting through roughened acid shifts, “Miluv” opens with arms wide open and an overflowing sandblasted rhythm. “Circular” takes a slight detour with a heavier technoid mood and melodic charm as “Ekko” brings us back to darker electro shenanigans and crunchy robotics. Closing with the title track and its slippery beat patches, James Shinra extracts layered melodies and carefully weaves them through punchy electronics maintaining soulful creativity—its emotive draw is fully intact. The beauty tucked within these tracks, while seemingly upfront and in your face, still manage to dig deeper, pulling us in its alluring chasm, and ultimately provides a feel-good notion that everything’s going to be alright. More please.
Surface is available on Analogical Force. [Bandcamp]
