Haunted Ghost’s Chansons du Jour :: bare-step edition

Essay :: Distance & Lights EP

Distance & Lights EP on Cut Records by ESSÁY.

ESSAY. from Heidelberg, Germany commanded my attention immediately. There is an ethereal and almost romantic attitude to this music, a quiet despondancy and yet a shimmering, almost shining quality about it. Glimmering glum. If I listen to it when the sun is shining it feels like a rainy day. If I listen to it in the gray of a cloudy morning if feels like all is brighter. It is this sparse, beautiful contrast that makes ESSAY. stand apart from the rest of the minimalist ambient-step groups popping up all over the place these days. There is an emotional patience behind the music, a thoughtfulness that can often get lost. They are also the creators of Warminal records, which has a lot of really lovely and inspiring electronic acts such as Fedbymachines (who wears a strong Burial influence on their sleeve in a very charming and far from pretentious way), Σ​-​Fly (which feels like running through snow in the sunlight) and Nocow (who have a strong, gritty, almost tangible sound). Very awesome stuff going on here. Well recommended for those invested in the post-dubstep community.