IC3PEAK - SUBSTANCES EP (2014) [320 kbps]

IC3PEAK, hailing from the cold luscious lands of Moscow Russia, have caught my attention a full year ago. 2 young individuals (Nick & Nastya) have created and established distinctive sounds that should have already guaranteed them a spot in terms of recognition, art & talent. Well at least here in the u.s. people are still sleeping lol. Anyways, Substances EP, landed on my radar when I was heavily in search of Russian witch house. Witch house, is something that is no longer alive here in the states. Russia however, is keeping the torch lit and creating a great scene for past previous years (example: VV17CHØU7) Not knowing much of the prosperous artists/groups residing from Russia, I went along with a humble mind to check out the powerful collective duo and was rewarded with much more than I generally expected. The small EP contains only 5 tracks sadly. However, these tracks are buried with hard hitting trap flavored instrumentals, delicious vibrant vocals, and even some raver influenced production. Despite the record being short, almost all tracks stand out and have much to dialogue about and consume on. The way the track, “ETHER” builds up and drops almost leaves you shook and surprised in a whirlwind of emotions. Furthermore, Nastya adds delicate vocals to create a flawless masterpiece. “Quartz”, adds a mix of empathy and grief with those mighty horns that place way around the middle of the track. “I’ll be Found”, is the longest track from the EP. This track is more coordinated to a mild raver sound and a very comforting track to bop around and dance to. “Gummy”, is the concluding track of the ep and is heavily more referenced on nastya’s vocals and has much more of a slower warm feel to it. To wrap it up, Substances EP is a banger record that I’d say is very rough and frail but also very elegant and exquisite in terms of craft.

Side note: if you liked the EP and you're into fast pasced tracks or gabber, plz check out their release,  “より多くの愛".Most of their notable work was well remixed for the skotoboynya party and for the scene. This stuff will get you moving real fast!!1

Purchase: Bandcamp / iTunes