Despite its haunting, eerie tones and the project’s prophetic moniker, ‘Elements’ is not certainly evil. Far from it. While its aural boundaries are soaked in gripping, noisy textures and dark harmonic work, the record itself is a child of wonder, a slice of committed, authentic artistry delivered by the creative minds of Dave Wirth and Jorge Martinez. Collectively known as Evil Gima, the pair threads the fine line between dystopian melancholia and chaotic, gritty industrial euphoria.
What follows are four tracks steeped in escapism and abstraction, four pieces that challenge listeners on a personal level. We suspect not everyone will manage to even understand Evil Gima’s complex musical endeavour. One has to be courageous, ready to perhaps deal with negative and uncomfortable emotions. Yet, the final award is freedom – from oneself, from a troubled consciousness.
A celebrated and award-winning film composer, Dave Wirth originally founded the project in 2015, then extended a collaborative invite to critically acclaimed musician and artist Jorge Martinez. The formula behind ‘Elements’ sees the two heroes making good use of an Eurorack modular synthesizer, embracing rare musical idioms such as quarter tones and atypical scales. It all then converges into a decadent, dissonant stream of aural goodness.
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