Haihat’s sonic journey unfolds as a seamless, immersive experience—seven tracks woven into one fluid, textured narrative. In contrast, SPRO’s sonic architecture dives into raw abstraction, layering fuzz, static, and fractured rhythms into a rich, dissonant soundscape that evolves from gritty turbulence to haunting beauty.
Crafting a dense, kinetic malaise
Haihat’s sonic architecture spans seven tracks, yet unfolds as a singular, uninterrupted journey. Rather than dividing into segments, it flows with immersive cohesion—timeless, enveloping, and intricately textured. Its evolution feels natural, guided by fluid transitions and an ever-shifting interplay of sound. Tones swell and recede, hovering between abstraction and a raw, tangible intensity, sustaining a continuous, expressive dialogue throughout.
Based in Santiago, Chile, SPRO (aka Jimmy Pizarro) embraces a sonic palette rich in fuzz, glitches, clicks, and static—a warm haven of textured dissonance. Drawing from the lineage of Henke-esque dub in the vein of Pole, SPRO ventures further into the peripheries, where abstraction reigns. Tracks like the opener “Lunn” and “Fadpa” crackle with tonal grit and warped timbre, their melodic threads slowly unfurling beneath layers of sonic debris. “Dev” delves deeper, navigating through vibrating fragments and complex noise structures, crafting a dense, kinetic malaise.
Amid these granular eruptions, “Chack” emerges as a high point—modular bursts bubbling and colliding like marbles in a tin drum—while “S3” assembles a chaotic collage, tossing every sonic element into a whirlwind of static-laced energy. The final pair, “Boin” and “Efell,” trace the arc’s apex and descent: “Boin” pulses with stuttering urgency and radiant textures, while “Efell” draws the experience to a close in a haze of woozy elegance, distilling the album’s chaos into something quietly mesmerizing.
Haihat is available on NOCUEDO Editions. [Bandcamp]
