Ove-Naxx’s first release outside of Japan, showcases a delirious take
on raggamuffin drum & bass and post-modern Nipponese pop. Catchy
synth melodies buzz inside fast-moving thickets of percussion. Reggae
and video-game music are an obvious influence, as are Japanese harmonic
systems.
The overall sound can be compared to artists such as Venetian Snares,
DJ /Rupture, Knifehandchop or Squarepusher, but Ove-Naxx’s superb
production has a voice all its own. Meticulous sampling, nonstandard
IDM flourishes, and psychedelic digital noise swell around uptempo
reggae-flavored beats as funky as they are fractured. Ove-Naxx makes
intricate pop songs and is unafraid to use distortion, speed, and
mayhem as compositional tools.
Despite its hypercomplex drum programming, this is unabashedly soulful
music - flowing earnestly from Ove-Naxx’s strange cyborg heart. (Soot)