CRUSH UP by Sprælle

xenonyms is proud to present the debut EP by 23-year-old Montreal-based French musician Nathan Germain aka Sprælle (pronounced Sprah-lé).

If you’ve ever played the oft overlooked 1994 SNES classic Wolverine: Adamantium Rage you know that the true pearl of the endeavor is its heavy, low res proto garage soundtrack. Its swinging low end and forced staccato melodies gel into an undeniably groovy and danceable OST that transcends the confines of its intended function. Spraelle’s CRUSH UP EP stomps along in much the same spiritual space, in a beautiful hi fi du jour.

The moss of reverb intact, Intertwined raises in intensity from a predawn glow into an overexposed and harsh space, one which threatens to fall apart with each eroded drum hit as it is smashed in and quickly sucked out again. A vision of tearing metal on metal, experienced in infrared, rapid overpowering of federal forces as they meet with a newly freed and unstoppable para-human entity of their own engineering. Escaping finally from the subterranean tunnel on Quieto, we encounter the only human voice in the entire release; Texas' own Desvelada speaking quietly of conflicting intimacies, disquietude; a memory of meeting someone new, half remembered, half dreamt. On this track we are also offered the most overt groove, loping along, perfect head bob, in a funky trip hop crawl. The start stop cannonade of heavy drums pounds itself into modulating shapes, allowing us occasional moments of respite.

HARSH LUV offers us an ear worm of a lead synth line, echoing chirps gradually land upon dry, gun cocked techno beats and plinking counterpoints culminating in an expansive moment where every component is allowed to dance with the other. Blunted Affect immerses us immediately in the hazy overgrowth of reverb and the implied cavernous locale that we will remain in throughout most of the EP, it’s regal melodies and clicking drums whirring away into noise. Truly free. At last.

Songs written and produced by Sprælle
Mixed by Nahash for Intertwined, HARSH LUV, Blunted Affect, and Xavier Rocha for Quieto
Mastering by GFXIII
Artwork by Alejandra Fajardo Zarraga
www.multiplexsewage.com

Links:
Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/spraelle
Bandcamp : spraelle.bandcamp.com
Email : germain.nathan10@gmail.com
Instagram : www.instagram.com/spraelle/
Facebook : www.facebook.com/spraelle

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