Review: Afterlife returns with 'Metacosm', a lush journey through laid-back electronica on Subatomic. The EP brims with atmospheric grooves and eclectic influences, offering a soundtrack for both introspection and relaxation. 'Ice Nine' opens with organic, chill-out vibes, blending spacey jazz elements with a lounge-like ambiance--perfect for unwinding. 'Baja' follows, capturing the essence of a tranquil seaside escape with serene, soft melodies and breezy tones that evoke a sense of calm. The intriguingly titled 'I Saw You Dancing On Mars' drifts into spacey dub territory, featuring floating rhythms and quirky "space junk" effects that add an experimental edge. 'Summer Of Dub' keeps things grounded with melodic, summery dub grooves and an inviting island vibe. The title track, 'Metacosm', ties the EP together with trippy analog keyboard sounds, intricate drum breaks and a groovy undercurrent, adding a dynamic layer to the release. 'Metacosm' is a captivating blend of chill-out, dub and jazz-infused electronica that showcases Afterlife's masterful sonic storytelling.
Review: Chill-out behemoth Afterlife discovered Moonseed's meditative music online and, following an exchange of emails, the pair decided to work on some suitably cosmic music together. This four-track EP, which counts as their debut collaborative release, does a great job in effortlessly fusing their styles, with Moonseed's dreamy, improvised vocals, twinkling piano motifs and deep chords effortlessly fusing with Afterlife's ambient sound washes, evocative electronics and deep space grooves. It's particularly evident on exotic, hallucinatory and dubbed-out EP highlight 'Few Words', as well as calming opener 'Primal Virtue'. The pair doff a cap to beat-free vocal ambient classics of the 90s on the sublime 'The Cycle of Life', while closing cut 'Things Will Flourish' sounds like a 21st century take on Mixmaster Morris and Jonah Sharpe's collaborative works.
Review: Steve Miller has been serving up Ibiza-inspired downtempo, chill out and Balearic tracks since the mid 1990s, so you'd expect his new album - titled 'Modern Balearic' in a nod to its contents - to be assured, atmospheric and expertly crafted. He begins via the densely layered ambient dub psychedelia of 'Rubadub', before drifting between stretched-out classic chill-out soundscapes ('Kya'), extra-percussive shroom-house ('Hallucinomat'), dubby nu-disco ('Sugarfoot', the bubbly beauty of 'Natural Causes'), saucer-eyed sunrise deepness ('Tiger Child', 'Bufo'), low-slung deep house haziness ('All I Wanted'), breakbeat-driven Balearic nu-jazz (the sub-heavy excellence of 'One Fine Day'), and acid-flecked, trance-inducing dancefloor bliss ('Big Ship').
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