Kamixlo
DEATHWORK
Boomkat Product Review:
Kamixlo takes a bite from the pop apple on a strong sophomore album, adding waxy vocals - from Isabella Lovestory, Bladee and Puzzle - to machine-strength rhythms and dissociated post-club distortions. This one's as heavy as it is blissed-out - RIYL Kelman Duran, Slikback, ENDGAME or Ziúr.
When Kamixlo released 'Cicatriz' in 2020, it sounded brokenhearted. The self-styled reflection on loss was tangled into his story so far, a stream-of-consciousness blast of jagged nu-metal energy, grim-dark wails and annihilated dembow that mapped global club architectures to the very core of the South London producer's brain cavity. 'Deathwork', despite its nightmarish name, is a pulsating beam of neon light in comparison; the burnished industrial surfaces are intact, but Kami trains his eyes on the dancefloor, counterbalancing his smoggy soundscapes with pulverizing hard dance granulations, euphoric pads and sticky, effortless vocals. It's the first time he's interfaced so directly with pop; while there are traces of his early edits, 'Deathwork' isn't about nostalgic aesthetic markers or tongue-in-cheek hybridization, it's a step up into a new era for Kamixlo that advances his production techniques and exposes his keen ear for sensitive cross-pollination.
The buzzsaw maximalism of 'Breathe'-era Prodigy is evident from the very beginning of opener 'Ketamine Fields' with its cheeky twanging bassline, but Kami immediately muddies the waters, introducing an intoxicating dream pop vocal that propels the track into the clouds. His rhythmic components are relatively subdued on this 'un, clattering in the background rather than punching thru the thick, sensual atmosphere, but that shifts abruptly on 'Pitch Black', when a nervy dembow thud helps shove us further towards the dancefloor. Honduran reggaetón icon Isabella Lovestory takes her space intrepidly, battling Kamixlo's unhurried wind with the same eroticized gasp we fell in love with when we heard 2022's genius 'Amor Hardcore'. And Kami keeps the momentum shifting vertically with 'Combe', mangling squashed, pneumatic kicks with militaristic snares, squealing bruxaria-style flutes, talkbox-fucked goblin groans and frenetic stadium metal synth stabs.
We only get a moment to breathe when Puzzle - aka The Garden's Fletcher Shears - shows up on 'Chaos', rapping informally over Kamixlo's cheeky metallic clanks and animalistic snarls; it's pop, just about, but split with disordered cacophony that Kami arranges into an emo rock-cum-back room purr. Then, we're back to peak time with the carnivalesque house spiral of 'One More Night At The Line' and reeling vibrational ecstasy of 'Godless', that's maybe the producer's clearest throwback to his vital early run of EPs. The difference is the relentless energy: every percussive element sounds as if it's been raked through layer upon layer of dirt, met by blood-curdling screams and then lightened by cartoonish voices. Kamixlo saves his most experimental obsessions for the album's back half, decorating a fractured appearance from Drain Gang's Bladee in early AFX-style melodic gloss, and heading into full Polygon Window mode on the stand-out instrumental 'EGO FRAGILE / SPIRIT WEAK'.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Kamixlo takes a bite from the pop apple on a strong sophomore album, adding waxy vocals - from Isabella Lovestory, Bladee and Puzzle - to machine-strength rhythms and dissociated post-club distortions. This one's as heavy as it is blissed-out - RIYL Kelman Duran, Slikback, ENDGAME or Ziúr.
When Kamixlo released 'Cicatriz' in 2020, it sounded brokenhearted. The self-styled reflection on loss was tangled into his story so far, a stream-of-consciousness blast of jagged nu-metal energy, grim-dark wails and annihilated dembow that mapped global club architectures to the very core of the South London producer's brain cavity. 'Deathwork', despite its nightmarish name, is a pulsating beam of neon light in comparison; the burnished industrial surfaces are intact, but Kami trains his eyes on the dancefloor, counterbalancing his smoggy soundscapes with pulverizing hard dance granulations, euphoric pads and sticky, effortless vocals. It's the first time he's interfaced so directly with pop; while there are traces of his early edits, 'Deathwork' isn't about nostalgic aesthetic markers or tongue-in-cheek hybridization, it's a step up into a new era for Kamixlo that advances his production techniques and exposes his keen ear for sensitive cross-pollination.
The buzzsaw maximalism of 'Breathe'-era Prodigy is evident from the very beginning of opener 'Ketamine Fields' with its cheeky twanging bassline, but Kami immediately muddies the waters, introducing an intoxicating dream pop vocal that propels the track into the clouds. His rhythmic components are relatively subdued on this 'un, clattering in the background rather than punching thru the thick, sensual atmosphere, but that shifts abruptly on 'Pitch Black', when a nervy dembow thud helps shove us further towards the dancefloor. Honduran reggaetón icon Isabella Lovestory takes her space intrepidly, battling Kamixlo's unhurried wind with the same eroticized gasp we fell in love with when we heard 2022's genius 'Amor Hardcore'. And Kami keeps the momentum shifting vertically with 'Combe', mangling squashed, pneumatic kicks with militaristic snares, squealing bruxaria-style flutes, talkbox-fucked goblin groans and frenetic stadium metal synth stabs.
We only get a moment to breathe when Puzzle - aka The Garden's Fletcher Shears - shows up on 'Chaos', rapping informally over Kamixlo's cheeky metallic clanks and animalistic snarls; it's pop, just about, but split with disordered cacophony that Kami arranges into an emo rock-cum-back room purr. Then, we're back to peak time with the carnivalesque house spiral of 'One More Night At The Line' and reeling vibrational ecstasy of 'Godless', that's maybe the producer's clearest throwback to his vital early run of EPs. The difference is the relentless energy: every percussive element sounds as if it's been raked through layer upon layer of dirt, met by blood-curdling screams and then lightened by cartoonish voices. Kamixlo saves his most experimental obsessions for the album's back half, decorating a fractured appearance from Drain Gang's Bladee in early AFX-style melodic gloss, and heading into full Polygon Window mode on the stand-out instrumental 'EGO FRAGILE / SPIRIT WEAK'.
Boomkat Product Review:
Kamixlo takes a bite from the pop apple on a strong sophomore album, adding waxy vocals - from Isabella Lovestory, Bladee and Puzzle - to machine-strength rhythms and dissociated post-club distortions. This one's as heavy as it is blissed-out - RIYL Kelman Duran, Slikback, ENDGAME or Ziúr.
When Kamixlo released 'Cicatriz' in 2020, it sounded brokenhearted. The self-styled reflection on loss was tangled into his story so far, a stream-of-consciousness blast of jagged nu-metal energy, grim-dark wails and annihilated dembow that mapped global club architectures to the very core of the South London producer's brain cavity. 'Deathwork', despite its nightmarish name, is a pulsating beam of neon light in comparison; the burnished industrial surfaces are intact, but Kami trains his eyes on the dancefloor, counterbalancing his smoggy soundscapes with pulverizing hard dance granulations, euphoric pads and sticky, effortless vocals. It's the first time he's interfaced so directly with pop; while there are traces of his early edits, 'Deathwork' isn't about nostalgic aesthetic markers or tongue-in-cheek hybridization, it's a step up into a new era for Kamixlo that advances his production techniques and exposes his keen ear for sensitive cross-pollination.
The buzzsaw maximalism of 'Breathe'-era Prodigy is evident from the very beginning of opener 'Ketamine Fields' with its cheeky twanging bassline, but Kami immediately muddies the waters, introducing an intoxicating dream pop vocal that propels the track into the clouds. His rhythmic components are relatively subdued on this 'un, clattering in the background rather than punching thru the thick, sensual atmosphere, but that shifts abruptly on 'Pitch Black', when a nervy dembow thud helps shove us further towards the dancefloor. Honduran reggaetón icon Isabella Lovestory takes her space intrepidly, battling Kamixlo's unhurried wind with the same eroticized gasp we fell in love with when we heard 2022's genius 'Amor Hardcore'. And Kami keeps the momentum shifting vertically with 'Combe', mangling squashed, pneumatic kicks with militaristic snares, squealing bruxaria-style flutes, talkbox-fucked goblin groans and frenetic stadium metal synth stabs.
We only get a moment to breathe when Puzzle - aka The Garden's Fletcher Shears - shows up on 'Chaos', rapping informally over Kamixlo's cheeky metallic clanks and animalistic snarls; it's pop, just about, but split with disordered cacophony that Kami arranges into an emo rock-cum-back room purr. Then, we're back to peak time with the carnivalesque house spiral of 'One More Night At The Line' and reeling vibrational ecstasy of 'Godless', that's maybe the producer's clearest throwback to his vital early run of EPs. The difference is the relentless energy: every percussive element sounds as if it's been raked through layer upon layer of dirt, met by blood-curdling screams and then lightened by cartoonish voices. Kamixlo saves his most experimental obsessions for the album's back half, decorating a fractured appearance from Drain Gang's Bladee in early AFX-style melodic gloss, and heading into full Polygon Window mode on the stand-out instrumental 'EGO FRAGILE / SPIRIT WEAK'.
Boomkat Product Review:
Kamixlo takes a bite from the pop apple on a strong sophomore album, adding waxy vocals - from Isabella Lovestory, Bladee and Puzzle - to machine-strength rhythms and dissociated post-club distortions. This one's as heavy as it is blissed-out - RIYL Kelman Duran, Slikback, ENDGAME or Ziúr.
When Kamixlo released 'Cicatriz' in 2020, it sounded brokenhearted. The self-styled reflection on loss was tangled into his story so far, a stream-of-consciousness blast of jagged nu-metal energy, grim-dark wails and annihilated dembow that mapped global club architectures to the very core of the South London producer's brain cavity. 'Deathwork', despite its nightmarish name, is a pulsating beam of neon light in comparison; the burnished industrial surfaces are intact, but Kami trains his eyes on the dancefloor, counterbalancing his smoggy soundscapes with pulverizing hard dance granulations, euphoric pads and sticky, effortless vocals. It's the first time he's interfaced so directly with pop; while there are traces of his early edits, 'Deathwork' isn't about nostalgic aesthetic markers or tongue-in-cheek hybridization, it's a step up into a new era for Kamixlo that advances his production techniques and exposes his keen ear for sensitive cross-pollination.
The buzzsaw maximalism of 'Breathe'-era Prodigy is evident from the very beginning of opener 'Ketamine Fields' with its cheeky twanging bassline, but Kami immediately muddies the waters, introducing an intoxicating dream pop vocal that propels the track into the clouds. His rhythmic components are relatively subdued on this 'un, clattering in the background rather than punching thru the thick, sensual atmosphere, but that shifts abruptly on 'Pitch Black', when a nervy dembow thud helps shove us further towards the dancefloor. Honduran reggaetón icon Isabella Lovestory takes her space intrepidly, battling Kamixlo's unhurried wind with the same eroticized gasp we fell in love with when we heard 2022's genius 'Amor Hardcore'. And Kami keeps the momentum shifting vertically with 'Combe', mangling squashed, pneumatic kicks with militaristic snares, squealing bruxaria-style flutes, talkbox-fucked goblin groans and frenetic stadium metal synth stabs.
We only get a moment to breathe when Puzzle - aka The Garden's Fletcher Shears - shows up on 'Chaos', rapping informally over Kamixlo's cheeky metallic clanks and animalistic snarls; it's pop, just about, but split with disordered cacophony that Kami arranges into an emo rock-cum-back room purr. Then, we're back to peak time with the carnivalesque house spiral of 'One More Night At The Line' and reeling vibrational ecstasy of 'Godless', that's maybe the producer's clearest throwback to his vital early run of EPs. The difference is the relentless energy: every percussive element sounds as if it's been raked through layer upon layer of dirt, met by blood-curdling screams and then lightened by cartoonish voices. Kamixlo saves his most experimental obsessions for the album's back half, decorating a fractured appearance from Drain Gang's Bladee in early AFX-style melodic gloss, and heading into full Polygon Window mode on the stand-out instrumental 'EGO FRAGILE / SPIRIT WEAK'.
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