Ogle & Mugwood - Eskypism
Released: April 10 Eskypsim is a magnificent split album from Ogle (Giulio Fontana) and Mugwood (Antony Ryan) with each artist bringing their particular touch two this two part work. Ogle takes the first half of the album with seven tracks, each of which seem to be built around a series of overlapping arpeggiated sounds. He starts us out with “Azure,” a bright little midtempo composition that feels bouncy and energetic yet still reserved. A cheery sounding lead arp bounces in slightly unpredictable step while low bloops provide something akin to a bass line. This is a heavy feature of Fontana’s contributions to this, those bouncing arps that typically find themselves in cheerier territory but may find themselves in slightly darker or even just somewhat trippy and psychedelic. The track “Flock” leans to the latter with a rapid arp that produces a sort of swirling effect. However, at the end, the final track “Daydream” takes us back to that cheerier vibe that the album opened with a...
