After the tribal percussion lures you into Bear Beat’s newest single, Shadow of the Coronary heart, the disquietness of the darkly ethereal instrumentation begins to breed across the old-school soul vocals, setting a tone of pressure and anxiousness that grips the soul with unflinching volition. There’s a palpable rawness within the manufacturing, turning into a conduit for the jarring feelings relayed via the darkwave combine. Refusing to lean too closely into one style, Bear Beat lets the hauntings of the psyche dictate the progressions inside this cinematic tour de pressure, which transitions into strobing synths that reminisce with Arab Strap’s Turning of Our Bones.
Not one to fall according to developments, the nameless UK-based producer fuses home, EDM, techno, drum and bass, trance, hip-hop, pop, entice, and dubstep into his expansive sonic palette that shifts between hypnotic orchestrations and entrancingly unpredictable buildings. Whether or not he’s underpinning his tracks with political commentary, comedy or intimate candour, you possibly can at all times relaxation assured he’s going to make an affecting affect.
With assist from Mystic Sons, RGM, Plastic Journal, Flex, Fame Journal, and airplay from BBC Introducing and Superb Radio in each the UK and US, Bear Beat’s title is undoubtedly one you’ll hear for years to return.
Stream Shadow of the Coronary heart on SoundCloud and Spotify now.
Evaluation by Amelia Vandergast
