What if Megaman soundtracks were written by
Zan-Zan-Zawa-Veia? Seemingly hell-bent on finding out the answer to this, AutoReMi-PK’s
TWG debut, ‘BRKN’, goes to great lengths to be a blinding mixture of experimental
esotericism and melody-driven pop-esque hookery, and the evidence to his
success is here in abundance.
From the epic space swoons of ‘Subroutine Traffic Stop…’ to
the manic energy and dissonant beauty of ‘Dys4-1A’, every inch of ‘BRKN’ is
stylistically eclectic and robust, melodically affecting and compositionally
complex. Where ‘BRKN’ excels best is its ability to mix those heart-rending melodies
into vigorous and rewarding compositions. The melodies of ‘Rules and Regalia…’
call into mind the heydays of Bit Shifter, ‘Requiem (Our Stolen Future)’ ends
with soft but emotively poignant sweeps of motifs, and ‘We Never
Sleep/Artemidorus’ moves from crunchy experimentalism into a melody that defines
the term ‘tearjerker’.
‘BRKN’ is an album as well as a journey. Every track slips
into the next as a continuous piece and the effect is infectious. A consistent
aural and emotive assault, every turn and shift as unforgettable as the preceding,
every arp brimming with emotion and every passage a piece of compositional
masterpiece that ticks the boxes of both rational talent and emotive
creativity. Those who have already decided their albums of the year may have been
slightly pre-emptive; on his debut, AutoReMi-PK has already solidified his
place as an incredibly talented composers, and ‘BRKN’ as one of the scene’s
best offerings in some time.
Grab the release here.
Tracklist:
01. Saṃsāra (I Am Become Death)
02. Subroutine Traffic Stop (Police Academy 2AX3)
03. #SONGTITLE
04. Dys4-1A
05. Vela
06. BRKN
07. Rules and Regalia (Love Abstraction)
08. We Never Sleep/ Artemidorus
09. Branches of Faces
10. Requiem (Our Stolen Future)
