The Bristol producer reconnects along with his drum & bass beginnings and formative rave experiences throughout his first album beneath the Eli Brown alias.
For Eli Brown, his debut album arrives with significantly greater than an unusual debut’s value of historical past.
Earlier than establishing himself in techno, the Bristol producer made his identify in drum & bass as Xample and one half of Loadstar. His newest providing, Panic Assault, brings these chapters into dialog throughout 14 tracks, tracing the influences behind an id he first started constructing again in 2016.
“It’s a possibility for me to showcase a wider facet to my productions and musical tastes,” Brown stated in a press launch shared with EDM.com.
On the opening title observe, Brown takes us contained in the rave earlier than letting the music do the speaking. A spoken monologue describes strobes and lasers slicing by smoke, set towards heat synth pads and a driving, trance-like kick. The panic assault of its title turns into a launch of ache, capturing the unusual aid of getting misplaced within the noise.
Among the many mission’s beforehand launched singles, ‘Electrify,’ attracts on the emotional launch of ’90s trance, a connection Brown has described by the end-of-night impulse to hug your folks. Conversely, ‘Stepback’ takes a extra confrontational route towards the identical escape with its acid-tinged synths and snappy vocals.
Brown’s collaboration with Dimension, ‘Frequency,’ makes the connection between previous and current particularly clear, transferring from driving techno into drum & bass. Equally, ‘Badman Riddim,’ that includes IRAH, reaches again to Brown’s formative experiences in Bristol, the place the style first drew him into rave tradition. In the meantime, the album’s closing observe ‘Encompass Me’ offers Brown’s imaginative and prescient of give up a becoming last expression, constructing from light piano into an enveloping, synth-driven rush.
You could find Eli Brown’s debut album Panic Assault accessible on streaming providers right here.
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