RINSE 2014
BY OSCAR NICHOLAS
If there is one artist who will fuel the innovative backbone of British grime in 2015 it is Murlo. His latest EP Into Mist is a distinguishing future-nostalgia composition that boasts a new flavour for electronic music. It's comparable to wearing an Adidas Originals tracksuit on acid in a room full of bubbles. The lead track, Into Mist, starts the EP off slow however builds with a pan flutey mix of synths and drum samples. As well as producing music, Murlo also works as an illustrator and animator. He made a beautifully surreal animated video for Into Mist featuring floating orbs and marble statues.
Vertigo is the highlight of the EP. It peaks between bouncing synths and female vocal samples that would fit in any British mid 00s R&B track. It's perfectly blended with the trademark grimy drum beats and builds to create a modern dance floor filler powered by naughties nostalgia like we've never heard before.
Roman Baths is more chilled than first tracks on the EP. It's compiled of a variety of interesting samples including a distinct child's laughter, keys and dark bass. Final track Dripstone is also a slower. The use of synths almost sound emotively vocal, fading the record to a close.
Into Mist is a progression from Murlo's previous EP Last Dance which follows similar conventions. The latest record however is crisper and more defined. Murlo is on the fore front of what is to come in 2015. A year predicted to be looking at the near past for inspiration. Innovation in electronic music is going to happen with no greater examples than Murlo, already building up a collection of huge remixes, collaborations and original tracks.
Rating: 8.5
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