In his highly-anticipated new single, “Entering into Eternity,” indie electronica performer Sp8ce Owl wears his coronary heart on his sleeve in an arrangement-driven masterpiece of intergalactic melodies and slowed city grooves, the likes of which had been beforehand lacking from airwaves this yr.

Summer season brings with it an ocean of digital tracks that, admittedly, are powerful for informal followers to select by means of, however curious events actually ought to pay attention to what this younger man is doing within the studio in the meanwhile. “Entering into Eternity” isn’t a world-altering watershed single, however I feel that if it’s given the suitable platform to shine, it might be a game-changer for the American electronica underground, to place it fairly mildly.

From the second that it makes its first look right here, the bassline could be very moody and unpredictable. Its instability is countered with a rigidly-arranged drumbeat, which yields an intriguing distinction between the 2 that’s paying homage to 80’s-style dream pop. The bass doesn’t insurgent towards the rhythm within the synth observe, however it does lots to carve out its personal distinctive place within the combine, and when all the pieces is claimed and accomplished, I feel that it provides the music some additional zest within the extra inventory moments that it options.  

The foundational synth is super-textured, much more so than what I might anticipate out of an artist on this style, and it provides to the narrative within the temper of the music in a means that no different element might have or does. The emotion in Sp8ce Owl’s efficiency, the sheer urgency that carries him from one beat to the following; it’s a continuing presence in “Entering into Eternity,” reminding us that we’re listening to a flesh and blood man, and to not some type of synthetic intelligence that was programmed to croon alongside a fun-loving pop beat, as I’ve come throughout a little bit too incessantly in the previous few years of writing about music professionally.

I might love to listen to Sp8ce Owl experiment extra with heavier bass tones sooner or later, as I feel that it’s overwhelmingly clear in “Entering into Eternity” that he has the suitable palate to take action. It’s a must to have a fairly in-depth vary as an arranger to go toe to toe with a bass-oriented electronica music, however that’s basically what he teases us with right here. The bassline doesn’t blast us within the face the way in which that, say, a extra abrasive synthwave-style observe would, however what I’m saying is that even when it had been a little bit extra visceral, Sp8ce Owl’s premise would nonetheless be stealing the lion’s share of our affections on this single.   The underground, collectively, is popping out some actual stars proper now, and you’ll guess your backside greenback that Sp8ce Owl is among the many cream of the crop.

He’s wielding some huge weaponry in “Entering into Eternity,” and after I think about the truth that that is solely his newest buzz-earning launch, I’m all of the extra excited to see what he can do with some further time to domesticate this sound and exploit his wealthy tonality for each drop of melodic wonderment that it’s value. This man’s skillset is spectacular, and thru this launch, his model’s worth has nowhere to go however up.  

Mindy McCall