MOSS provides a gripping and thoughtful listen. Mellow, ambient, relaxing and electroacoustic—hopefully there is more to come from the Mumbai, India-based musician.
A gripping and thoughtful listen
REVANT’s MOSS EP is soothing and experimental; composed of loops, the 4 tracks evolve well and present a coherent flow. “43” opens with subtle reversed tonal sounds, and with noisy and percussive elements playing on a lower volume level. Gradually revealed is that the composition is clearly made of one main loop of audio. Abstract compositional elements are in contrast to organic sounds. When most like a sound collage, clearly effort has been made to focus on texture as well as timbre. In the second third of “43,” tonal sounds drop off and beats and noises fade in. These evolve into noisy sweeps, and then into a muted and reversed section that resembles an old-fashioned horror film score.
The strongest track, “GAMEHEAD,” opens with field recordings and ethereal pad-like tones. The piece is revealed as composed with one longer, verdant-sounding pastoral loop. There is an electroacoustic sensibility mindful of an album by His Name Is Alive (Livonia), from the 4AD label in 1990. A very subtle flange effect is applied and as the track becomes increasingly mesmeric, higher pitches are emphasized. The track ends with a clear and relaxed mood. “n100” rolls across the spectrum with burbling soundscapes and noisier synth swells that ebb and flow as the last track, “sorryfather,” references formal faith-based music. The main loop is played on an organ. The background noises help the track to blend in with the EP as a whole. The track sticks well to the main melody and makes a good finale.
Overall, MOSS provides a gripping and thoughtful listen. Mellow, ambient, relaxing and electroacoustic—hopefully there is more to come from the Mumbai, India-based musician.
MOSS is available on Bandcamp.
