WL//WH Premiere WILKS Bricolage
Eighteen months on from his “Left Hand Drive” debut on Bricolage, UK electronic music producer Wilks returns with his much-anticipated, sophomore EP, “A Soul To Borrow”.
Any fans of the “Left Hand Drive” EP will be elated to know that the emotive edges and cinematic backdrops are still at the forefront of the Wilks sound, but there’s a clear evolution at the core of his productions. It’s a sound that is hard to pin down. Incorporating elements of ambient, electronica, garage and drum n bass into one evocative whole. Clean production techniques, a broader palette and more experience has elevated Wilks into a new realm of sound. Electronic music with finesse and grit.
There’s a more lacquered nuance in the shades of the melodies on show, and the basslines run that little bit deeper. Helping to add further to the stirring depth of all six tracks. The percussion feels tight but luxurious as it meticulously opens and expands around the soundscapes. There’s a degree of melancholy throughout but the reflection of the shuffling rhythms provides us with a constant sense of moving forward and upwards.
Intricate, delicate, serene and atmospheric. You can hear and feel that this is a project that has had everything poured into it. Heart and soul.
Exploring deep, atmospheric and emotive edges of the drum & bass spectrum with sneaking IDM nuances, “Ameliorate”, WL//WH is pleased to premiere, is a heady focus-enhancing build that drives looping crisp breakbeat patterns to nervously shuffle alongside tightly pulsing warm bass lines, under ephemeral swells of stirring multi-tonal synthetic glows, studded by swirling, zipping FXs and tantalizing female echoes, to add depth and texture to an immersive and harmonizing journey for the body, mind and soul.
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