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- Summary: The debut full-length studio release for Toronto producer MISZCZYK features vocals from such artists as Pylon's Vanessa Briscoe Hay, Motorists’ Craig Fahner, Corey Hernden, NAI, Laetitia Sadier, and Colin Lloyd Tucker
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- Record Label: We Are Time
- Genre(s): Electronic, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia, Left-Field Pop
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Aug 17, 2022Even with the compilation-like format of a new voice on every song and unexpected left turns of style and sound, Thyrsis of Etna quickly becomes a singular world of its own, guided by Miszczyk's spacious production and the environment it creates for his collaborators to take chances with their performances.
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Aug 17, 2022Despite the variety of genres and diversity of contributions, Thyrsis of Etna has a distinct sonic flavour. There is attention to balance. Each track has a cocoon-like sound that soothes and sedates a listener. ... Regardless of the names and history, the music has enough to keep one intrigued – or at least entertained.
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Aug 17, 2022While his guest vocalists don’t always make the most illuminating guides to Miszczyk’s maze-like terrain—a jumble of non-sequiturs and disconnected images, the lyrics on many songs feel like placeholders for more engaging songwriting—their voices lend texture to his gravelly analog synths, tape-warped effects, and hazy psychedelia, rounding out his retro-futurist universal with a crucial sense of human presence.
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The WireAug 17, 2022It’s a shame the tracks are so short – after a while it all starts to feel frustratingly sketchy and cramped. [Sep 2022, p.56]