Review Summary: Many interesting concepts and genuinely good songs are found here, though sadly ruined by too many short running times
Some of you may be familiar with ( O_... You know what, I’m going to call him Steve.
Some of you may be familiar with Steve’s work. Back when a review was released for his debut EP early April that garnered some controversy. Some of it from the possibilities that the album artist penned the review himself. His debut EP, which I am also going to call Steve had quite a number of solid ideas and production that helped make it stand on it’s own. Though it was dragged down by one too many issues on the inside of the tracks and the outsides. Mainly it was a mix of the songs not being good, despite mostly solid production, or being too short to make any of the good ideas it had in it’s hands fully realized. So it would make sense for issues like these to be addressed and fixed in the second EP which thankfully they are. They’re even used to make the second EP from Steve a good one.
This EP right off the bat fixes the majority mistakes that Steve had, better production standards along with songs that sound better. It also takes time to establish an atmosphere in its short run time quite flawlessly that sits somewhere between unsettling and hectic. The first two tracks of the EP,
Trip and
Sorry, Wrong Number both flow with distorted drone-esque intro leads into interesting and colorful melodies before dropping off into a heavy or distortion centered outros. Both tracks also have some enjoyable merits to them.
Sorry, Wrong Number focuses on a dynamic synth lead intro building into an expected drop before pulling a fast one with a voice asking “What, were you expecting something to happen?” and then finishing with a nice combination of arcade style chiptune and growl wubs. The last two,
The Nerevarine Came To Rave and
I Wub U feel more like black sheep in contrast to the rest of the EP though.
The Nerevarine Came To Rave picks right up with a very nice early 2000’s rave melody but ends quickly before it can reach any satisfying climax. While
I Wub U finishes off on a more disappointing note, droning on with a repetitive low wobble that if you listen closely you can spot that the main melody is put on loop without properly being mixed together.
Overall the tracks on this EP sound nice, and it's unsettling atmosphere plays along with it's off the wall presentation smoothly. While it does accomplish a lot in its short run time sadly every track is far too short to be thoroughly enjoyable. Just like the first release from Steve in the end it which really misses opportunities to from fully fleshed out ideas or push its atmosphere to further levels. With Steve’s second EP. Which I am going to call Steve 2. Steve has addressed a few of the issues from Steve while building on the experimentals and atmospheres that the first album had to make it an overall experience worth your time. I mean, the damn thing isn’t even ten minutes long so what do you have to lose? It’s obvious you really had a lot of free time anyways if you are still reading this review up to this point. So yeah, go ahead and listen to the tracks. Stop reading this. Bye.
Recommended Tracks:
Sorry, Wrong Number
The Nerevarine Came To Rave
