AOTY 2023

Syntheism

EPROM - Syntheism
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Based on 65 ratings
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June 9, 2023 / Release Date
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UltimateLifeFrm
82

One of the best acts in the underground EDM scene returns with 38mins of brute force energy that leaves you breathless.

Portland-based producer EPROM has been on my radar for a fair bit since his ACID DISK 2 EP with G Jones last May. It showed off the immense creative talent the duo had together on just 6 tracks that were filled to the brim with innovative ideas that left me speechless, seeing the two as being the future of the EDM scene in terms of delivering something fresh.

Now, EPROM ... read more

AndrewK
70

Ever since his 2010s reinvention, Eprom has been a man of few words and lots of bass. He abandoned most IDM pretenses of his earlier work, focusing on what makes a dance track tick by tearing it apart. Where build ups and switch ups usually go, he instead builds mood and quiet tension, breaking it with outbursts of loud violence, akin to watching a Zahler or Dominik film. This crosses over to his latest LP (the first in 10 years) but there's also a mellowing of his sound. As many melodies here ... read more

OhiMork
77

hell yes to this record

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Track List

  1. A New Home
  2. Motion Blur
  3. Untitled Emotional Acid
  4. What's Her Name
  5. X-Fade Strategy
  6. Remorse
  7. FM Voc 83.35
  8. Lose My Breath
  9. The Circle
  10. Rotoscope
  11. Tears of Light
  12. Trunk Acid
  13. Irisoft Livemixx
  14. Solina VCF
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Added on: February 21, 2023