Sylas – Layer (feat. Jelani Blackman & Brian Eno)
Sylas – Layer (feat. Jelani Blackman & Brian Eno) (2016)
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Newcomers Sylas released their debut EP ‘Shore’ this week on Aesop. Recorded between London and Frankfurt, the duo round out their first release with a gritty spoken-vocal contribution from another London newcomer, Jelani Blackman as well as additional production and vocals from the mastermind that is Brian Eno. A chance introduction with Eno resulted in a relationship that lead to the duo collaborating with Eno on a number of projects and in return, Eno featuring on Layer.
Recorded between South London and Frankfurt, the ‘Shore’ EP is structured around layer upon layer of vocals and a number of sonic elements, those that have been meticulously constructed, revisited, put to rest and reworked back into the state that deliver their first musical offerings. ‘Hollow’ delivers a certain fractured immediacy, an example of that meticulous focus of detail and execution, whereas lead track ‘Shore’ adopts a line straight to your core, it’s steady pace given room to breath builds and flourishes, it’s as much what you leave out as you put in.
