From the Chrysalis (FTC) is a solo experimental electronic artist from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The artist is only fifteen years old and started at the age of twelve. His release EYES is a blend of IDM and ambient electronic music with an emphasis on unique drums, arpeggiating synths, and spacious leads.
The opening song is entitled “Remember the stars” and revolves around bright arpeggiated synths, atmospheric pads and an overall cosmic quality. It sort of feels like you might be traveling down a wormhole through space. “Tear apart the sky” is an ambient sounding song with swirling pads, spliced vocal fragments and other airy elements. There’s no percussion on this song and it creates a meditative type of stillness. “13LAZT 0FF” is a huge sounding track. The drums are big but the artist wisely leaves a lot of space for the other elements. It’s one of the more cinematic and thematic sounding songs. “Bring back the sun” is the first song with lyrics. That being said, some of the words seemed to be reversed. I could make out some of the lyrics. This song is more or a slow burn but also one of the highlights in the batch. “CЯYƧƬΛLLIПΣ GLΛƧƧ” twinkles with bright and illuminating sounds. The beginning of the song reminded me of a group called Vitalic. I loved the energy here which feels vibrant and again from cosmic. “Boot up_ (interlude)” sounds like you’re on a ship about to lift off from an alien planet. “I THINK THEREFOR I A.M.” is cerebral and deep in thought. There’s a robotic voice with spoken words on this song. “V O I D” is the most minimal sound track with dark pads floating around while the closer “Game Over” feels like an extension of that. This is a solid start for the young artist. The structure and flow of the songs worked well and I thought there was a lot to appreciate. There’s a good amount of potential and I look forward to hearing more in the not too distant future.
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