Retro-robotic vocals and dreamy to lo-fi electronic production meet with conceptual intention of a bold, uninhibited nature. Jud A. Moller captures a series of contemporary reflections, with the raw mixing and modern world contemplations of The Evil World EP.
Beginning with Anti-Christ A.I (Remix), we enter an ever-changing landscape of bass, rhythm, keys and samples, and all the while this canned old-school vocal delivers a seemingly freestyle array of warnings and ideas, which openly oppose the unprecedented rise of artificial intelligence.
As the Eyes of Pain (Interlude) falls into place, the voice is now familiar, the tone deeper though, and the mix slightly more clear – a rhythmic vocal pattern blending rap and melody, amidst a uniquely mellow and dark production. ‘They couldn’t escape’ repeats and resounds, alongside a selection of other observations equally poignant and scornful in relaying the pain of modern times.
Next we’re presented with a smooth guitar-line and a kind of nostalgic RnB tone, contrasted by a trap rhythm, and the return of that heavily auto-tuned vocal – adlibbing its way through a fusion of rap and melody, as we’re again thrown into unpredictable depths and devastation, for Streets of War.
The vocal and instrumental gathers momentum, almost a breathless pace emerging at the mid section, giving the song a distinct aura, and effectively capturing the relentless back and forth that is the anticipation and the explosion of living in Streets of War.
Corrupt Systems is more mellow by nature, the voice less intrusive, the melodies subtle and strangely calming – hints of possibility interwoven amidst the struggles at bay. A welcomed change of pace, before the industrial weight, distortion, and haunting whispers of World So Cold recaptures the bigger picture that first inspired this project.
Wrapping things up is a psycehldic new-metal take entitled End It Now (Outro). Fiercely fast-paced vocals and soaring guitars rain down with urgency and power. It’s an unforgiving curtain call, a high-tempo explosion of closing thoughts and gritty rap bars, and it aptly encapsulates the passion and simultaneous scorn with which these six tracks were crafted.
A well-intentioned, rightfully jarring look at the true impact of war and the evilness of leadership and life for so many across the world. The Evil World EP is Jud A. Moller’s reaction to the times we share, and it introduces a creative style both distinct and unsettling.
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