Sunwarper - Signal Fragments
Released: September 4 Coming back after a nearly year-long hiatus, Sunwarper returns with a brief but also rather varied EP titled Signal Fragments . Over five tracks, we’re treated to Sunwarper’s unique blend of ambient, lo-fi, a touch of boom bap, and synthwave. The album starts with a little misdirection as “Signals Through Static” makes you think you’re about to get a lush drone album until it abruptly ends less than thirty seconds in. The next track starts in about the same manner - slow, airy, and ambient - until a very boom bap influenced beat drops in and changes the vibe nicely. Sunwarper’s latest work is a salient reflection on how his workflow has changed over time, with his newfound mastery of the SP404 playing a central role in this slow shift. Those ambient roots are still very much there and heard clearly on both the first and final track of the album. “Telemetric Passings” is a beautiful example of this aesthetic with lush and slowly evolving pads that ...
