Eros by Dino Spiluttini
Rave brutalism: with Eros Dino Spiluttini applies a brutalist ethic to composing minimalist club music.
Among brutalism’s core tenets are that structural elements should lie exposed, that form should answer function, and that material should be appreciated for its inherent qualities. On all three levels brutalism is likely to disregard, if not directly oppose, the decorative sentimentality of nostalgia.
From Death Chants II (2022) onwards Dino Spiluttini has sought in his work to discard unnecessary ornamentation in club music, keeping only raw elements of transcendent and sensual expression. Comprising acapellas, pads, stabs and sparse percussion, Eros is Spiluttini’s latest entry in this project. With imposed structural simplicity, angularly patterned melodies and production keen to expose the grain of the material, the EP invokes a brutalist method. Its ultimate task is perhaps to shear away contemporary trance’s frills of nostalgia while leaving intact and recognisable its genre’s inherent sensuality.
Tracklist
| 1. | Used 2 This | 4:36 |
| 2. | Different | 5:02 |
| 3. | Nobody's Gonna Love You | 4:36 |
| 4. | Into the Core | 3:35 |
| 5. | The Crypt is Giving | 3:31 |
| 6. | Palm Strikes | 3:50 |
Credits
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Dino Spiluttini.
Artwork by Dino Spiluttini. Press Text by Edward Trethowan.
