Hyperemia

In the record’s description it says that “This album is an attempt to return to the sound environment (both physically and mentally) and experience a strong shock and hard input from the fact that at last the long-awaited rough gigs have been delivered” (the record was released in 2021 during the COVID pandemic), and that immediately comes through on “Forest Shatters,” which transports you from the light and airy atmospheres of a forest down into the Russian producer’s murky, abrasive world. Having spent time creating music at the Nyege Nyege Villa in Uganda with a  bunch of diverse artists (he released  Ngoma Injection on Hakuna Kulala)  and having made We Are All From The Earth with musicians from different corners of the world, it’s no surprise that on this record he pulls on a range of global influences, combining the rougher edges of dembow, bailefunk, gqom, and dancehall with the darkest mutations of hardcore club music and experimental electronics. It’s harsh and unrelenting, but what a ride it is.