Perhaps a magnum opus, this aptly titled EP delivers highly saturated synthesizer electronica and kaleidoscope harmonies capturing the spirit of the past while etching a futuristic sonic pathway.
Low flying bass and flickering blips and bleeps drift through far-off spaces
Very accurately described as “minimal electronics, abstract radio signals and dystopian soundscapes are proceeded from both digital and analog sources,” Thessaloniki, Greece-based Kostas Giazlas continues to unravel downtempo grooves buried just beneath the surface. Into The Zone features five distinctive ambient, electroacoustic and technoid structures that veer into and out of early 90s Artificial Intelligence-era terrain where artists like Beaumont Hannant, B12, Biosphere, and The Black Dog focused on tranquilized atmospheric tones and drones offset by bubbling melodic spheres. So is the case with this extended player—low flying bass and flickering blips and bleeps drift through far-off spaces. The air thick as a dense fog, Onepointwo has us hypnotized as carefully looped drums and delicate rhythms untangle in the mist. Perhaps a magnum opus, this aptly titled EP delivers highly saturated synthesizer electronica and kaleidoscope harmonies capturing the spirit of the past while etching a futuristic sonic pathway.
Also prepare for Onepontwo’s follow-up in July with Subexotic titled Synchronization—yet another crunchy foray into blistered ambient undertones and distilled dub elements.
Into the Zone is available on Bandcamp as limited edition black 7″ and CD.
