[Fresh Cut] Sundrenched: 'Emerald.EP'
Florida's Ray Wilson, aka Sundrenched, has easily been one of my favorite artists who dabbles in the zones of beats and brilliant ambience. After our label put out his smoothly retro-fied Exercise Tapes cassette (Late 2011), we maintained contact and kept tabs on each others projects. Back in November he dropped his Beat Studies, Vol. II, which was another step solidifying his mastery of beats, sampling, and texture. After that release he seemingly went quiet, sparsely posting snippets to his soundcloud that appeared to have no home. Never the less, the sounds remained mystifying, sounding better than ever as an evolution was taking place...
The result is the Emerald.EP. 7 tracks that collectively run just shy of 12 minutes. As if ripped straight from old cassettes that have been tossed in ocean waves and then baked in the sun on humid, sandy shores, each track is a branch reaching out into warped worlds filled with warmth and color, creating something much more emotive than previous works. It's like looking straight into the future with the mist of the past comforting you and pulling you forward, leaving you in a place where time is ultimately of no importance. The sonic influences used here sprout from across the map but meld together with one solid vision that stands apart from similar artists who attempt to grasp the organic. Sounds that may reach deeper into the mind and soul of a humble and driven individual whose artistic sight has no perceivable bounds. So what's next for one of the sunshine-state's most promising talents? I guess it may be hard to tell, but if this concise showcase is any indication, we have so much to look forward to...
<a href="http://sundrenched.bandcamp.com/album/emerald-ep" data-mce-href="http://sundrenched.bandcamp.com/album/emerald-ep">Emerald.EP by Sundrenched</a>