Cat: MNQ 054. Rel: 22 Dec 14
Coldwave/Synth
Side 1 - Track 1. One |
Side 1 - Track 2. Everything Is Fine |
Side 1 - Track 3. Hidden Hand |
Side 1 - Track 4. Sour |
Side 1 - Track 5. To The Sea |
Side 2 - Track 1. Slow Dawn |
Side 2 - Track 2. Vulgar Displays |
Side 2 - Track 3. The Source |
Side 2 - Track 4. In 20 Years (extended) |
Side 2 - Track 5. Queen Of Hearts |
Coldwave excursionist Shari Vari aka Void Vision finally comes through with her highly awaited Sub Rosa LP on the gorgeously on-point Mannequin imprint. The taster EP "Sour" out earlier this year was a taster of what's to come from Vari in terms of diversity and quality. Sub Rosa contains a little of everything when it comes to the electronic dance edge, where "Everythin Is Fine", for example, takes a techno beat and slaps down some vocals all over its makeup, while "Hidden Hand" is a true Drexciyan electro number. Then there's more abstract moments such as "Slow Down", "Vulgar Displays" with its rolling stabs of percussion and "Queen Of Hearts" with that humungous swell of low-end and quirky, heady melodies. Yum.