Greville translates the deft drum programming and atmospherics of their previous work on Mad Habitat into a dextrous downtempo odyssey. The tracks pair woody percussion with crystalline pads and figurative sounds that evoke their own biospheres; listen to the woodland motorik of “Marbles” or swingbeat syncopation and coruscating arps of “Time”. The depth of production here is best exemplified by “Night Light” where the “Ambient Mix” strips the track down the dreamy chords and the asynchronous twitter and chirrups of a synthesized bushland – and like the EP altogether, it’s a curious sonification of Australia in the summer.
(Words by Hani Hanbali)
Tracklist:
A1. Sun & Wonder [08:15]
A2. Marbles [04:42]
B1. Night Light [06:28]
B2. Ambient Mix [02:54]
B3. Time [04:39]
Format: 12-inch Vinyl
Label: Mad Habitat Recordings
Catalog: MADHAB05
Released: April 2021
Genre: Atmospheric House / Downtempo / Dub
