Genuinely my favorite solo project from floating points that I’ve heard so far. Easily it’s most fun and bouncy while going back to his house roots but making it more unique. While some of my personal favorite songs are on other albums, this is his most consistent project for me so far and my personal favorite.

Track breakdown:

Someone close: 8.5/10

Vocoder: 9/10

Problems: 7/10

Grammar: 9/10

Calvin

Floating Points' first project after his masterful Promises is a step back into his normal form with a very consistent progressive piece that feels so lucid and watery. What is cool about this project is that it isn't exactly progressive electronic, but instead more techno just like we saw with his debut Vacuum. It is energetic, groovy, and most importantly a damn good time. It improves over the simple Vacuum and makes a more rich and dense EP that will really get you on your feet and ... read more

NexusNexus

I guess it's hard to follow in the footsteps of something like "Promises" so Floating Points takes it very calm and simple on this EP. That's not to say it's not packed with complex sound design and lots of love going into the production. It feels very fleshed out, airy, ethereal, and just plain pretty. It's incredibly easy to get lost in these songs and I think it's just idm and progsessive house well in form.

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