Elements is a fearless sonic experiment where distortion, emotion, and chaos converge, redefining beauty through discomfort and profound atmospheric depth.

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. 

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 is an EP that simply gives wings to the imagination. However, not by a disneyresque, colorful and cheerful optic. Here, there is the dense, the tense. The chaos. Here, the shadows whisper and the silence murmurs. Darkness presents itself as the majority setting of all its sonic narratives.

“There’s something magnetic about music that doesn’t ask for your approval, it simply exists, raw and unfiltered, challenging you to feel something. With Elements, the latest EP from Evil Gima, that challenge becomes a reward in the long run. The duo made up of film composer Dave Wirth and sound artist Jorge Martinez have built a four-song collection that’s as haunting as it is hypnotic, a meticulously crafted descent into the dark corners of sound itself.”

In just over 15 minutes, Dave manages to deliver four soundfully winding tracks, where he can turn the experiments into tracks that end up generating various sensations and can have diverse functions, such as being themes of films, series, games and documentaries, even as something ambient.

“Play Artful” is a reinvention of sound and memory, a work that transforms forgotten cassette fragments into a vibrant sonic canvas where experimentation meets playfulness. By blending lo-fi electronica, dreamy synth textures, IDM-inspired rhythms, and expressive jazz guitar, The Double Headed Seagulls craft a listening experience that feels at once nostalgic and refreshingly new.

All in all, “Play Artful” by The Double Headed Seagulls — a livening breath of fresh air that isn’t afraid to push the boundaries — heck, *to redefine them entirely*. The epitome of self-expression, this album is more than worth a listen.

In a music landscape often saturated with repetition, *Play Artful* stands out as adventurous yet approachable. It’s a sonic playground that rewards careful listening while still encouraging you to simply let go and enjoy the ride.

'Play Artful' thrives on contrast, where lo-fi electronics sit alongside lush, ambient washes, while melodic improvisation dances atop propulsive rhythms. Each song feels meticulously handcrafted, yet retains the spontaneous energy of discovery, as if he is uncovering new possibilities with every layer.

It sounds like music boxes attained intelligence and learned to communicate with each other via electrical wires in on the process of communication in a collective, harmonious process in which every entity involved contributes to a dynamic sound that reflects a joyful spirit sustained for the track’s two minute and thirty-seven seconds run time.

“The feeling [Play Artful gives] is that of finding an old chest in the attic and discovering that the toys stored inside still work, but now speak a more complex and enchanting language.”

“It’s an imaginative, cathartic record, one that requires a certain amount of effort and commitment from the listener. At times melancholic, at times calming, otherwise bittersweet: The Double Headed Seagulls has mastered the art of communicating through aural fragments and liminal soundscapes.”

“Influences from Brian Eno, Four Tet, Pat Metheny, and Radiohead subtly seep through, but the result feels distinctively their own — both experimental and inviting. “

“[Play Artful] sounds like music boxes attained intelligence and learned to communicate with each other via electrical wires in on the process of communication in a collective, harmonious process.”

On Play Artful, The Double Headed Seagulls, the project of award-winning film composer and producer Dave Wirth, it’s quite easy to say he’s achieved something rare. This record feels both like a culmination and a fresh beginning. It’s a collection of four tracks, but the experience stretches post-rock, IDM, and jazz for something extremely original and fresh.

Dave Wirth’s Double-Headed Seagulls EP "Play Artful" blends post‑rock, lo‑fi IDM, jazz guitar and ambient into four vivid tracks — from the yin‑yang synth pop of “Full Oxford” to the inventive title track, the oddball build of “One Pot Screamer,” and the haunting closer “Doss Money.”

“This is no ordinary record. It’s an exercise in turning sound into sketches, tones into brushstrokes, and rhythm into unexpected shapes. Wirth folds together post-rock dynamics, lo-fi electronica, IDM patterns, experimental ambient layers, and the fluidity of jazz guitar to create something vibrant and exploratory.” - Broken 8 Records

“It's a playful, eclectic, and wonderfully textured ode to how old recordings can be manipulated and rearranged to create something completely new. Caught between deft fusions of digital synthesizers, direct-to-interface guitars, and vibrant real-time feedback, it echoes the work of masters like Brian Eno, Radiohead, and Four Tet, creating a world torn between styles. The result is a captivating and whimsical listen, the musical equivalent of a child with a box of crayons, happily drawing on the walls while their parents watch with amused affection.”

“Play Artful” gives you the opportunity to close your eyes and reconnect with simpler times, where the joys of finding new music you love, the beauty of the sun above, and the potential of every day was as exciting as it has ever been.  We might not be able to physically go back there anymore, but songs like this can transport you.

Through fifteen-plus minutes of saturated ambient textures, Wicked Cities From A Distance disseminates a comprehensive and dynamically intense soundscape on "Lodern", a sprawling single replete with sustained distortions...