Placemaker

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January 10, 2026 / Release Date
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oingoboingo103
73

placemaker: 80

folding in: 75

the great undiscovery: 70

false hope: 70

polar box: 70

76

Just a decent project overall with some strange ideas that mostly panned out pretty well. Some of the weirdest textures on an astral project to date.

Placemaker - 9/10. Favorite here, it’s pretty cool and immersive, with its strange wind sounding like space dust whistling into your ears

Folding In - 7/10. It’s a little too loud at points, but the ideas and the textures are there. With the Dark Cabaret piano and the weird, crunchy, gravel-esque sounds

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ILikeArson
84

Edit: 71->84
A lot of songs here show a high degree of creativity and Astral-ness. The title track especially has grown on me a lot.

Old review:
I've been waiting for this one for a while, and I'm neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. Like, it's fine, but there are some nitpicks I have that bring this EP to "decent" status. However, this EP does manage to find a few grooves, and there are a few parts that I really like.

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Track List

  1. Placemaker
  2. Folding In
  3. The Great Undiscovery
  4. False Hope
  5. Polar Box
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