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title: "Review: Krimson Vial - Pockets EP (HE013)"
abstract: "Recent events"
authors: ["nikomas.md"]

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The first track, Atlast, has an interesting paradoxical feeling to it; the timbre is sweet, with a sour acidity, but it hits really hard when it opens. There are a number of plucky synth sounds layered up to create a deep, and wide soundscape.

The backdrop has a soft, fabric-like texture; it shimmers excitedly, fading in and out. In front sits the slightly acidic lead, which jumps around in a way that feels erratic, but somehow seems deliberate and purposeful. Both these sounds, and the others all have a lot of detail worked into them, with a lot of modulation on the note-decay, opening and closing from long, warm, and expressive, to a strobing staccato that nibbles at the ear and can send a tingle down the spine.

The journey is brief yes, but the melancholic vibe that drifts in like a gas cloud, reframing the melody like a kind of obscure but well placed key change. It is however curious to wonder why the artist chose to end when they did, as the material is really rich, and it is almost a shame every time it ends.

The main course comes as a 5 minute experimental piece which delivers
a range of sounds, progressing slowly, but with a firm conviction; it kind of powers through a spectrum of ideas really confidently. It’s actually really cool. The opening is great, it sounds like the start of an amazing minimal ambient techno track, comparable to Vand, or even Dygas. 

The snare is acceptable (;]), snaps nicely, with a nice harsh timbre, which quickly adds some industrial dirt to the minimalism. After a few minutes, the kick drops really nicely; the warm acid bass warps in; the decay on the bass opens and closes tastefully with a nice growl to the resonance.

Even though it moves quickly, it remains coherent all the way through, never changing in a way that cuts the flow. It stays interesting throughout; great attitude; punk techno; hardware vibe; next!