Delsin release yet another stunning 122 from Mr. 154 under his Newworldromantic moniker.
Releases by Newworldaquarium and/or Newworldromantic are a rare and precious event. They represent the work of a unique talent with a passion for soundscaping that is made clearly evident by the originality, depth and atmosphere of each piece. The Spirit ep is no exception and delivers two works of dedicated, artistic excellence that almost defy description.
One of the notable qualities of Newworldromantic’s work is the surprisingly deceptive length of each composition. Once you start listening to a track, time seems to become completely irrelevant. “Iniquities Den” has a running time just shy of 19 minutes and is an epic piece in every sense of the word. And yet it’s almost impossible to gauge how much time has passed when listening to it.
“Iniquities Den” is based around a misty drone and a fog of soft white noise that rarely changes at all throughout the duration of the track. Built upon and obscured by these elements are a swirling solution of silk-screened strings, powdery percussion and an almost inaudibly deep, muddy bass-line. Add to this the looped, ringing synth keys and the result is a piece that the listener can become utterly lost in. All of these disparate elements rise from the depths of the sea of noise and sink back into obscurity again in chaotic sequence. And before the listener is even aware of it, almost 20 minutes have passed. Stunning.
On the flip side is “Spirit” which takes the theme established by “Iniquities Den” even further. Just as the title suggests, “Spirit” seems to exist in another dimension entirely, never fully coming into focus and revealing itself. One can only wonder what the track would sound like if it was pulled out of the strange, indistinct world that it occupies. “Spirit” begins quite suddenly and yet is distant and vague, forcing the listener to actively concentrate on it’s subtleties and intricacies through the haze that obscures it. Featuring the metronomic, warm, thudding bass drums that have been characteristic of previous Newworldaquarium tracks such as “Trespassers” the track slowly shifts and morphs, progressively becoming more defined and real whilst never really being in the room with you. And then, it fades away as quickly as it asserted itself.
The Spirit ep is an ethereal, almost disturbing experience, one so far I have found to be without compare. Don’t let this release escape you. It is an experience to be savored. A true classic.
