The music is divinely delicate, but also quietly commandeering, and this strength is piercingly notable throughout the likes of highlights Plaza and Misterioso. There’s also a profoundly all-consuming depth of sound to the healing frequency and power of Cavern – an intoxicating closing track, confirming the essential power of music in temporarily freeing us from the jagged edges of modern life.

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Noting stylistic similarities ranging from Depeche Mode to Underworld, EGO tells the story of a man trying to discover whether his appreciation for someone else is due to their own qualities, or their open admiration of his. The whole thing is mysterious and confronting, uncertain by lyric but bold and confident by design, and all of that connects perfectly to the swagger and force of this idea of EGO.

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Ambient synths and tribal electronic rhythms unite to guide us alluringly into the unique production and soundscape-style of artist ZOAX. Belgium’s Francis De Coster, welcomed into the scene as ZOAX, delivers a beautifully atmospheric yet also enchantingly melodic and multi-layered audio venture, with this quickly immersive and increasingly euphoric release. Just three minutes thirty in … Continued

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