Solar X :: Dinamo EP (Ant-Zen) — [concise]

In just sixteen minutes, Dinamo ignites a storm of glitch, grit, and analog electricity from Russia’s seasoned electronic alchemist. Solar X threads bursts of melody through the fracture, forging a set both relentless and vividly alive.

A blistering, mind-rattling surge of electronic fury

Three cuts in sixteen minutes, and Russia’s seasoned electronic artisan once again uncovers glitch-born abstractions and relentless propulsion on Dinamo, a sleek, combustible fusion of post-industrial grit and electro snap. Opener “dasha 1,2,3,4… (live)” hits fast—a dark incantation of old-school analog pulsars and splintered rhythms charging into a rush of broken-beat terrain and melodic filaments. Roman Belavkin (aka Solar X) steers his craft toward a moodier vector while slipping in flickers of brightness to keep everything flowing with a nostalgic slant.

“xiao jie (live)” pulses with magnetic blips, bleeps, sliced vocals, and a whirl of beat-flipping experiments—arcane, twitchy, utterly exploratory. Closer “koroleva (acid mix)” detonates drill’n’bass braindance shards amid raw synth surges that warp, twist, and push this set into its fiercest zone yet. It’s a jolt strong enough to prompt a dive back through his catalog, just to trace how such an inspired sound-shaper consistently delivers ruptured frequency bursts and punishing percussive signals that linger long after the set ends.

A blistering, mind-rattling surge of electronic fury.

Dinamo was recorded at a live set in Tel Aviv’s Dinamo Dvash club almost 25 years ago.

Dinamo is available on Ant-Zen. [Bandcamp]