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Elements, By Evil Gima, Given Four New Reviews
Evil Gima – Elements EP Review: A Fearless Descent into Chaos, Emotion, and the Raw Alchemy of Sound That Redefines Musical Boundaries
From the dark intersections of Austin and Portland, where sound becomes both art and experiment, Evil Gima stands as a bold testament to music’s power to disturb, provoke, and transcend. Founded in 2015 by Dave Wirth, an award-winning film composer known for his cinematic storytelling and membership in The Double Headed Seagulls, Evil Gima was conceived as a creative sanctuary, a space where boundaries were meant to be broken and sound itself could be reinvented. Wirth envisioned a project that would challenge the notion of what “music” should be, favoring emotional honesty and textural complexity over comfort and convention. But Evil Gima truly took form in the early 2020s when Wirth invited longtime collaborator Jorge Martinez, a critically acclaimed musician and artist, to join him in expanding the project’s sonic horizons. The partnership was alchemical, two minds drawn to the same dark gravity of experimentation, working not to please but to provoke. Their creative synergy gave rise to the 2021 release Alluvion, a record that blurred the lines between ambient music and psychological exploration. With Alluvion, they earned a spotlight on Bandcamp’s Daily, where their work was described as “chilling ambient music with mournful tones and barren textures, perfect to score an abandoned cityscape.” The recognition affirmed what Evil Gima had already proven to themselves: that music could be a medium for catharsis, a way to exorcise the restless noise that lives inside the mind.
Evil Gima Search for the Unconventional in Abstract Work ‘Elements’
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.
Elements : Evil Gima explore les confins de l’expérimentation sonore
Avec Elements, Evil Gima signe un tournant audacieux dans sa discographie. Né d’un week-end créatif en mai 2024, cet EP de quatre titres utilise les synthétiseurs Eurorack pour explorer des territoires harmoniques inédits. Entre quarts de ton, modes atypiques et textures sonores inquiétantes, le duo pousse l’expérimentation jusqu’à ses limites, offrant une expérience auditive qui bouscule l’oreille et les repères.
Elements | Evil Gima lança EP com sonoridade sombria e ruidosa
De início, parece não haver sequer um sinal de som. O silêncio, portanto, molda a paisagem inicial, intrigando o espectador. No entanto, de maneira gradativa e tímida, um detalhe estridente começa a surgir, quebrando com o estado de torpor. Entre um vaivém ora oco, ora de aparência nítida, essa textura acaba atingindo seu ápice em meio a uma sonoridade que não apenas beira, mas flerta gentilmente com o sombrio. Com direito a pulsos rítmicos ecoantes e a uma oferta de sensorialidade associada à solidão, Enthalpy destaca o caos de uma inicial dissonância, enquanto faz com que o ouvinte mergulhe em um mundo de vulnerabilidade e insegurança.