Treatment is filled with a plethora of fluid instrumental tracks that slowly unravel buried sonic mysteries. From Oregon by way of Road Island, fans of Air, Dntel, Jvox, Massive Attack, and classic-era Purple Penguin and Statik Sound System will certainly enjoy Treatment‘s downtempo delights.
There is a certain sentimental appeal to Witch Eyes’ latest 8-track mini-album on Component—a sort of downbeat gritty elegance surrounds each audiovisual structure. Scrubbing melodic rhythms and ultra fine bass lines, each piece drifts to the outer edges of emotive listening environments. The elevated low-end frequencies on “Somewhere” contains ghostly voices that wisp by with hypnotic loops creating a swirling collection of sound. Witch Eyes’ DOOM.PARTY EP from earlier this year is a slight contrast to Treatment‘s organic appeal. Where previously the artist traversed a “foreboding darkness that permeates every song with little respite or hope from escape,” this release is an escape vessel through movement-based music. “The Glare,” with its opposing droning force, blends guitar stretched noise with fluid continuity whereas “Heavy Night” sets out on a sparsely corroded broken beat cascade filled to the brim with kaleidoscopic melodies that slowly fade away. Likewise “Never The Same” exhibits similar musical trajectories—impacted slow-motion percussive bursts evolve into a dreamlike soundtrack. “Miss You” and “Sob Story” both chug along with rusty loops, arching echoes, and addictively somber melodies that merit repeated listening. Treatment is filled with a plethora of fluid instrumental tracks that slowly unravel buried sonic mysteries. From Oregon by way of Road Island, fans of Air, Dntel, Jvox, Massive Attack, and classic-era Purple Penguin and Statik Sound System will certainly enjoy Treatment‘s downtempo delights.
Treatment is available on Component.
