Brooklyn-based artist Dust.e crafts an array of unforgettable soundscapes on the new album dreamsequence, which struts a tendency to expand from nighttime-set mystery into contagious danceability. Traversing across a variety of styles — from jazzy balladry to glitchy pop and ambient dance — dreamsequence presents a captivating listening experience throughout.
“Hive mind” enthralls from the get-go, unveiling an electro-folk intrigue in its compelling sonic developments from creaky folk into hypnotic layers of vocal samples and pulsing percussive vibrancy. The “I fall,” vocal refrain is especially magnetic, attaining a dreamily replay-inducing prowess particularly when haunting wordless vocal layers hit toward the conclusion. The ensuing “Imperfect dream” crafts a mellow intoxication in its rainy-day keys and subdued vocals, infusing within lush percussive pit-pattering and eventual electronic glimmering. The album is quick to showcase its fantastic tendency to eclectic tonal and atmospheric pursuits.
Another highlight, “Motion coma” channels a soulful electro-pop styling in its buzzing synths and serene vocal stylings. An added vocal sample and danceable rhythmic addition across the final minute injects a further infectious prowess, while the Burial-esque “Undertow” follows in its more spacious swell into a jazz-y rumination with panting vocal incorporations, and into an ardent buzzing concluding sequence. dreamsequence is a stylish, wonderfully atmospheric success from Dust.e.
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“Hive mind” and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup.
