xyn cabal: perfect oracle

The Death of Rave present Perfect Oracle, a staggering debut EP of hyper-present dancefloor dread and aerobic-mystic torque by Athenian artist Xyn Cabal. His nine-minute blinder "Ǝ" traverses a post-apocalyptic playground of brittle but shatterproof dembow drums, minor key synths, and black hole trance breakdowns, before "Nowei" unfurls a grimy cinematic elegy for the dispossessed. His permutations of Arabic vocals and sub-bass loops synch with upended drums in the title track, while "Veil Ordnance" pushes his rhythm programming to breathtaking, spiraling im/possibilities, and "MSF Venom" sounds the riot with slow motion Molotov drops turned into a noisy reggaeton beast.