Velvet Room by EVITCELES

For anyone who’s ever followed the work of producer Etien Slavchev as Evitceles it’s no secret that guitar-oriented and aggressive instrumental music fall among his main influences. “Velvet Room”, his latest Opal Tapes offering, is the closest Evitceles has ever got to some of the genres which initially inspired the project. It’s not only the guitar as a key element that's spread over the whole tracklist distinguishing this record from the rest in the artist’s ever-evolving body of work but the exploration of his own voice as well. Throughout “Velvet Room” you will find many mainstays of the signature Evitceles sound such as the beautifully damaged production, introspective and moody beats, or infernally melodic ambiance. This album, however, feels and sounds like the result of an almost singer-songwriter approach to track-sculpting. It is an intimate music experience, at times brooding, almost broken or falling apart but always there to hold your hand without letting it go until the final bits of the "Velvet Room" are revealed.

- text by Angel Simitchiev

released April 21, 2023 on Opal Tapes - https://opaltapes.bandcamp.com/album/velvet-room

Cover by Amalia Jaulin: https://www.instagram.com/amajln/

Indie Rock Mag: "Musicalement, l’électronique sombre et menaçante aux sonorités industrielles et aux atmosphères dark ambient qu’on lui connaissait, non sans atomes crochus avec Ben Frost sur ses précédentes sorties, semble vouloir remonter les fil des influences jusqu’au début des années 80, celle des premiers Cure, des débuts de Swans et de Joy Division, flirtant avec une sorte de slowcore gothique (Сам в Твоя Храм et ses faux-airs de Xiu Xiu), et bien que quelques éclats noisy demeurent sur Holding Keys et que l’électronique reprenne un temps le dessus avec les breakbeats de Reveal, l’album s’avère beaucoup plus méditatif qu’à l’accoutumée, se rapprochant même sur un final tout en guitare réverbérée de l’ambient électrique aux accents mystiques d’Aidan Baker, Barn Owl ou A-Sun Amissa (Phoenix Vessel). Une réinvention aussi surprenante que réussie"

Tracklist

1.	Waiting For Too Long	6:59

2.	Cover My Face	5:47

3.	Holding Keys	5:52

4.	Confess Your Shape	5:36

5.	In a Velvet Room	3:19

6.	Сам в Твоя Храм	6:20

7.	Ancient Order	4:51

8.	Reveal	4:10

9.	Phoenix Vessel	4:35

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released April 21, 2023

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