Djrum's first release since 2019, the Meaning’s Edge EP is an introduction to a whole new world. For the artist also known as Felix Manuel, it was created in the final stretches of six rather traumatic years work. Having carefully honed his techniques and aesthetics, and learned some hard-won emotional lessons over this time, finally he began to work in a quicker, lighter fas...(展开全部) Djrum's first release since 2019, the Meaning’s Edge EP is an introduction to a whole new world. For the artist also known as Felix Manuel, it was created in the final stretches of six rather traumatic years work. Having carefully honed his techniques and aesthetics, and learned some hard-won emotional lessons over this time, finally he began to work in a quicker, lighter fashion – and to cleanse his palate a little by bringing in a fresh ingredient: his own flute playing. For listeners, though, it will serve as an appetiser, a way into the delights and complexities of this new phase of his creativity. It’s a serious work in its own right, mind. The use of flutes – including Bansuri, Shakuhatchi, Western Classical, and synthesised all blending and blurring into one another – gives it a coherence and a sense of airiness that unites the five tracks over half an hour, however divergent their beats get. And as in all his music, Felix’s whole life is in here. Ethnomusicology studies, untold hours of DJing everywhere from the gnarliest squat raves to the most rarefied deep house clubs, explorations of his own neurological and emotional makeup, and the technical finesse of someone who is never not creating music or art, all roll into an experience that’s dazzling, delightful and keeps on giving. Just the opening track ‘Codex’ alone touches on OG dubstep, Aphex Twin-like braindance, post-classical exploration, movie themes and more. The gentle tones and melodies that rise up out of it perfectly conjure Felix’s running theme of a protective bubble that provides a sense of safety and tranquillity even as the beats and acid gurgles and spurts all around it conjure up the slings and arrows of life’s difficulties. The tone set, the EP moves through ultra-rarefied glass-like percussion in an almost ambient setting, hints of grime’s counterintuitive patterns, and even more hectic patterns influenced by Tanzania’s hyperspeed singeli style of dance music – but always with that perfect balance of chaos and control, unpredictability and protection. It rewards playing and replaying endlessly, it’s a profound and often joyous experience… and it’s only just the beginning. This is the return of a master craftsperson more focused than ever on his vision and vocation and ready to blow your mind all over again.
0 有用 Cardinal 2024-12-18 15:03:32 意大利
【B+】很智能极简高效的节奏展示，一片废土，随后的"Frekm"突然画风一转，用合成器音色绘制一片生机，再从细节变化中逐渐扭曲走入更无机的未来，收尾的笛声以最优美的方式统筹一切。
0 有用 desmonte 2024-12-09 12:08:05 广东
A-
0 有用 楊牧俑 2024-11-28 18:18:29 湖北
8.5
0 有用 costi 2024-12-30 15:17:18 广西
Frekm 🉑
0 有用 锐利修蕊 2024-12-03 17:17:39 北京
萃取透视，最后两分钟的醉生梦死。
0 有用 拂荻 2025-01-03 10:52:30 上海
稍微有点nervous
0 有用 㙓 2025-01-04 23:52:59 湖南
歌词写得深入人心，每一句都像是直接说到我心里去了。
0 有用 2025-01-31 13:21:10 湖北
还是值得推的
1 有用 nqzyy 2024-12-30 01:18:21 江西
98/100 剔透灵动~声音设计得很美，笛子用得很灵，很多小细节（比如第一首里一些摩擦质感的声音和“大珠小珠玉盘”）也让这张专辑很丰富~电子节奏部分也有让人想扭动的感觉~ 是张又能让人舞，又美到让人精神颤动的ep~
0 有用 imayIooksad 2024-12-29 03:06:13 江苏
很灵动，后两首笛子和电子节拍、丛林节奏的结合很惊喜