Arriving on Hyperdub for their first proper solo release in ages, Mica Levi delivers a 17 minute (12 on the digitals) orchestral dream pop epic, dispersing hallucinatory vocals buried in silvery clouds of strings and a motorik rhythm, somewhere in the vicinity of work by Dean Blunt and A.R. Kane, but ultimately just Mica’s thing.
There's a fantastical quality to Levi's music that's present even in their most stripped-to-the-bone productions, from 2017's DDS-released classic 'Delete Beach' to 2020's muggy 'Ruff Dog'. It's that uneven perfection that's made their soundtrack work so universally revered, and it's thrust into the foreground on 'slob air', their debut release for Hyperdub.
Levi layers sustained and phased strings over a boxy Thames Valley beat that barely changes through its full duration. They draw out the euphoria and tension by teasing in subtle variations and phantasmagorical elements, adding echoey early 4AD bass and vocals buried so low in the mix you barely notice them, eventually draped in woodwind parts that flutter and buzz around the stereo field. Like 'Ruff Dog', it's unflinchingly raw material that's not exactly lo-fi - but piped directly to the nerve centre. Basically, unmissable.
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Arriving on Hyperdub for their first proper solo release in ages, Mica Levi delivers a 17 minute (12 on the digitals) orchestral dream pop epic, dispersing hallucinatory vocals buried in silvery clouds of strings and a motorik rhythm, somewhere in the vicinity of work by Dean Blunt and A.R. Kane, but ultimately just Mica’s thing.
There's a fantastical quality to Levi's music that's present even in their most stripped-to-the-bone productions, from 2017's DDS-released classic 'Delete Beach' to 2020's muggy 'Ruff Dog'. It's that uneven perfection that's made their soundtrack work so universally revered, and it's thrust into the foreground on 'slob air', their debut release for Hyperdub.
Levi layers sustained and phased strings over a boxy Thames Valley beat that barely changes through its full duration. They draw out the euphoria and tension by teasing in subtle variations and phantasmagorical elements, adding echoey early 4AD bass and vocals buried so low in the mix you barely notice them, eventually draped in woodwind parts that flutter and buzz around the stereo field. Like 'Ruff Dog', it's unflinchingly raw material that's not exactly lo-fi - but piped directly to the nerve centre. Basically, unmissable.
Arriving on Hyperdub for their first proper solo release in ages, Mica Levi delivers a 17 minute (12 on the digitals) orchestral dream pop epic, dispersing hallucinatory vocals buried in silvery clouds of strings and a motorik rhythm, somewhere in the vicinity of work by Dean Blunt and A.R. Kane, but ultimately just Mica’s thing.
There's a fantastical quality to Levi's music that's present even in their most stripped-to-the-bone productions, from 2017's DDS-released classic 'Delete Beach' to 2020's muggy 'Ruff Dog'. It's that uneven perfection that's made their soundtrack work so universally revered, and it's thrust into the foreground on 'slob air', their debut release for Hyperdub.
Levi layers sustained and phased strings over a boxy Thames Valley beat that barely changes through its full duration. They draw out the euphoria and tension by teasing in subtle variations and phantasmagorical elements, adding echoey early 4AD bass and vocals buried so low in the mix you barely notice them, eventually draped in woodwind parts that flutter and buzz around the stereo field. Like 'Ruff Dog', it's unflinchingly raw material that's not exactly lo-fi - but piped directly to the nerve centre. Basically, unmissable.
Arriving on Hyperdub for their first proper solo release in ages, Mica Levi delivers a 17 minute (12 on the digitals) orchestral dream pop epic, dispersing hallucinatory vocals buried in silvery clouds of strings and a motorik rhythm, somewhere in the vicinity of work by Dean Blunt and A.R. Kane, but ultimately just Mica’s thing.
There's a fantastical quality to Levi's music that's present even in their most stripped-to-the-bone productions, from 2017's DDS-released classic 'Delete Beach' to 2020's muggy 'Ruff Dog'. It's that uneven perfection that's made their soundtrack work so universally revered, and it's thrust into the foreground on 'slob air', their debut release for Hyperdub.
Levi layers sustained and phased strings over a boxy Thames Valley beat that barely changes through its full duration. They draw out the euphoria and tension by teasing in subtle variations and phantasmagorical elements, adding echoey early 4AD bass and vocals buried so low in the mix you barely notice them, eventually draped in woodwind parts that flutter and buzz around the stereo field. Like 'Ruff Dog', it's unflinchingly raw material that's not exactly lo-fi - but piped directly to the nerve centre. Basically, unmissable.
Limited edition single sided pressing in a picture sleeve - the version on the vinyl is longer than the digital version, clocking in at 17 minutes. Artwork by Francesca Levi.
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Arriving on Hyperdub for their first proper solo release in ages, Mica Levi delivers a 17 minute (12 on the digitals) orchestral dream pop epic, dispersing hallucinatory vocals buried in silvery clouds of strings and a motorik rhythm, somewhere in the vicinity of work by Dean Blunt and A.R. Kane, but ultimately just Mica’s thing.
There's a fantastical quality to Levi's music that's present even in their most stripped-to-the-bone productions, from 2017's DDS-released classic 'Delete Beach' to 2020's muggy 'Ruff Dog'. It's that uneven perfection that's made their soundtrack work so universally revered, and it's thrust into the foreground on 'slob air', their debut release for Hyperdub.
Levi layers sustained and phased strings over a boxy Thames Valley beat that barely changes through its full duration. They draw out the euphoria and tension by teasing in subtle variations and phantasmagorical elements, adding echoey early 4AD bass and vocals buried so low in the mix you barely notice them, eventually draped in woodwind parts that flutter and buzz around the stereo field. Like 'Ruff Dog', it's unflinchingly raw material that's not exactly lo-fi - but piped directly to the nerve centre. Basically, unmissable.