“Taurine” compels as a hypnotic, shape-shifting audiovisual statement from SHASAU, the experimental project helmed by veteran producer Vadim Militsin. The track blends cavernous electronic atmospheres, alien-toned textures, and rhythmic evolution into a slowly unfolding immersion, pairing meticulous sound design with a visually reflective companion that rewards patience and deep focus.
The track’s production enthralls in its range of soundscapes, spanning from darkly cavernous intrigue to rhythmically infectious ardor; the eclectic listening experience compares fondly to Oneohtrix Point Never. An unsettling, dark initial foray pushes forward, with ghostly synth pads and spacey effects — resembling some type of alien communication — intertwining. A more illuminated state takes hold past the one-minute turn, building amidst pit-pattering percussion that culminates in a warbled, bouncy bass entry.
The accompanying music video cleverly showcases this structural momentum in visual form — as faint, fragmented glimpses of a musician under cover of darkness evolve into a clearer-formed, danceable character as the fuller-bodied rhythm section appears. The industrial rhythms and dynamic instrumental likenesses — spanning from brass-like squeals to woodwind-y frolicking — combine throughout with invigorating charisma, and into a moody final minute that emanates with a dub-friendly, nocturnal fade-out. “Taurine” is a gripping success of a track from SHASAU.
The track comes via the Alicante EP, streaming below:
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This 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.
