Nseven’s ability to create warm, engaged, and moving soundscapes is without question.
Eight tracks seemingly meant for my ears as I commute from Ontario, California to San Francisco today, Overcast is aptly titled as I peer out my window seat to see white fluffy clouds scattered just below 30,000 ft. Nseven‘s Overcast is my soundtrack on this short 1-hr flight. The title-track loops in a fluid ambient shuffle while a microcosm of electronics and delicate piano keys flutter in the background—the mood is set for what’s ahead. “Memory Lane” does just what you might expect, providing nostalgic synthesizer-based rhythms and lively drums interspersed with sweet melodic sequences. And that’s what can be found at the center of Overcast, Nseven’s ability to create warm, engaged, and moving soundscapes is without question. A prime example is “Ben Nevis Landing,” where glitchy elements coalesce with tangled beats and organic notes dancing in the breeze not unlike what port-royal, Ulrich Schnauss, and Xurba would offer. Gliding through ambient-electronica quarters, the short runtime of “Stranger” leaves the listener wanting just that little bit more as the elusive Russian artist eases into a drone-laden stream of drifting subconsciousness. Highlights like “Stark” and “Walks” generate enough gravitational pull to keep the listener tuned into its gorgeous downtempo groove, in all making for a splendid trip with very little turbulence (quite literally.) And as a sidenote, it remains overcast for almost the entire 420-mile flight—how appropriate!
Overcast is available as a Self-Released album.
