Altered Zones

Brad Rose of Digitalis Industries says:
Even in a place that is seemingly a mecca for weirdo music-heads and tape labels alike, some of the cream still gets overlooked. Enter Portland, Oregon's Field Hymns label-- and more specifically, the awesomely-named Adderall Canyonly. This mysterious outfit has been operating in the shadows for a couple years now, but their recent digital-only freebie, Asuuna, shows that they just get it. It starts and ends with a stellar, warbling dual synth lead that has just enough funk to get you engaged and the perfect sliver of unpredictability to keep you on edge. Rolling underneath that lead are skeletal rhythms and dripping, synthetic minor-chord basslines that are vaguely haunting as they rise and fall. It's calm and deliberate and picks you apart with chilling precision. There's something so bizarrely unnerving about this piece that I can't quite put my finger on and that just makes me keep going back for more. Be a glutton. Be a masochist.

MP3: Adderall Canyonly: "Vega Caves"

Download Asuuna for free via Field Hymns