With the release of new EP ‘Obsidian’ Aaron Nevezie reaffirms his individual talents as a creator

At different points during the course of his professional career in music, Aaron Nevezie has been a live sound engineer, musician, producer and studio owner. When artists who are so entrenched in these varying sides of the industry turn to their own sound, the approach taken is inevitably influenced by the experience they’ve been able to acquire, but their passion and excitement to produce music which resonates with audience is no less intense than that of artists new to the scene.

Nevezie has helped bring to fruition projects spearheaded by an array of other talented artists, most recently working on albums from Iggy Pop and Jim Campilongo & Honeyfingers. His own exploration into music has delved into areas of the electronic scene such as IDM and modular synthesis, his construction of electronic textures echoing the sound of others creating ambient tracks including Aphex Twin and Floating Points.

Now having found time to develop his own substantial body of work, Nevezie has released a new EP; Obsidian. The six track collection is beat driven at its core but expansive in its execution, creating soundscapes both sonic and celestial. Unlike many EPs created during isolation, Obsidian celebrates the journey taken within.

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Yarck kicks off a brand new music project with a single entitled “Untangle,” which you can stream above. Yarck draws inspiration from all the big cats of IDM and experimental electronics like Aphex Twin, FlyLo, and Björk, (I also hear elements of early Amon Tobin or Autechre) which is surely evident in his approach to glitchy percussion and unpredictable rhythmic lurches that evolve and coalesce throughout the track. but what I find most striking about it are the melodic elements. Evolving pads glide in and out and bird-like stabs float about, invoking an unmistakable lounge music vibe. But while the ‘lounge’ descriptor has always had a slightly pejorative connotation to it, for its tendency to be inoffensive filler music, Yarck elevates the motif and places it somewhere in the future. This is music that would grace the gritty blue-collar lounge of an off-world trading post.

Yarck has a lot planned for the future, including a self-made music video for Untangle, which will be out in the near future. Keep up with him on the socials and you won’t miss a beat.

— review by Autonomy

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