Vulnerability transforms into energy in IMANU‘s new EP, Entangled, out now by way of Zeds Useless’s Deadbeats.
The EDM.com Class of 2023 artist as soon as once more delivers a masterclass in structural subversion, bending genres and tossing conventions right into a shredder. However he maintains a melodic accessibility, mapping the neurochemistry of heartbreak throughout 5 tracks that refuse to let listeners preserve emotional distance.
“Hush” is a surefire spotlight, KROY’s feathery vocals floating above a darkish and dreamy entice beat that feels nearly comforting till you understand the manufacturing is steadily devouring you. The impact mirrors the observe’s lyrical desperation, a love so consuming it borders on self-destruction: “Every bridge I ever crossed, it gives me power to / Hold on to you like it’s the last thing I will ever do.”
Elsewhere, “All Too Late” showcases IMANU’s technical virtuosity as jungle breaks splinter and reform with finesse. Rhode’s revelation that “beneath the surface it’s all decay” lands with specific efficiency, suggesting that the dazzling manufacturing complexity may merely be disguising our collective emotional erosion.
He closes out Entangled alongside Flux Pavilion with “Kintsugi,” a haunting observe the place the Japanese artwork of repairing damaged pottery with gold serves as excellent metaphor for the EP. Tasha Baxter’s lyrics declare her transformation via harm, a masterful closing assertion that means destruction could be probably the most genuine type of creation: “This time the wall hit me back / Fine china breaks on impact / You don’t know the new me / Being put together differently.”
You may take heed to Entangled beneath and discover the brand new EP on streaming platforms right here.
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