WAR1209 by shjva
‘WAR1209’ finds Ukrainian artist shjva inducing trance states across an album equal parts tripped-out and dubby. Spanning brooding lysergic visions and locked-in dance floor hypnosis, expect drowsily impressionistic soundscapes and darkly cinematic gear across the 9-track duration. Total sonic immersion for the oddballs and the freaks.
Terraforming uncharted alien terrain, tracks like ‘X-Side’ and ‘Upper Limit’ descend into sprawling, widescreen exploration. Fathomless landscapes serving as vessels for deep introspection. ‘Enigmatic’, on the other hand, opts for detail and precision-tooled dynamics while retaining that same wide-eyed sense of wonder. Where ‘Dragonfly’ offers fractal fuel for ceremony and ritual, ‘Cloudhopping’ and ‘Psy-Fi Alien Dub’ wade knee-deep through some dub techno murk. Saving the direct and tunnelling for last, 'Banshee' and 'Chrysalis' are like two sides of the same proggy coin; one ominous, the other more optimistic and utopian.
Tracklist
| 1. | X-Side | 7:04 |
| 2. | Upper Limit | 8:19 |
| 3. | PLAN - Natural Regeneration | 6:05 |
| 4. | Enigmatic | 4:52 |
| 5. | Dragonfly | 6:29 |
| 6. | Cloudhopping | 6:15 |
| 7. | Psy-Fi Alien Dub | 6:49 |
| 8. | Banshee | 8:04 |
| 9. | Chrysalis | 7:27 |
Credits
All track written and produced by shjva
- except B1 by shjva and Stereometrix
Mastering by Carsten Dämbkes
Cut by Anne Taegert at Dubplates & Mastering
Pressed at Object Manufacturing
Artwork by Guilaume de Ubeda
Words by Matt Blair
