Evol Intent- Era of Diversion
Evol Intent
Era of Diversion
2008
by Lucid S. Darqly
Evol Intent? Who do they think they are? This album is not for people that like drum n’ bass and IDM, this album is for people that like music. Simply put, they have somehow managed to stay true to what they do best, sick rhythms, laid over distorted basslines, with ambient breakdowns…. but wait, there’s tons of great textures going on in this album, that make it a great seperation from the usual expectations of a dnb artist, rich synth lines, 8 bit sounds galore, at times it reminded me more of defragmentation, some tracks are heavy with hip hop influences, metal, even a partial trance track makes it in the mix. Some anti war, and anti political themes are sprinkled nicely over the chaos, showing that even a mostly instrumental group, can still convey a solid point of view.
Their intentions couldn’t be clearer, to make good songs, and not worry about labeling every track, fitting a genre, or a fictitious bpm classification (all drum n bass must fit between 160-170bpm!). They broke the mold, threw it in the corner, and laughed at it, then continued to compose, what I’m guessing was a very fun album to write.
So this album isn’t brand new, it’s my 1st chance to get my grubby hands on it, so it’s new to me, and I’m betting there’s plenty of you that haven’t heard it yet either. Go buy it, listen to it, love it, pray to it, or not, hate it and throw it across the room. After all, this album doesn’t sit well within the confines of what several genre snobs would consider acceptable, which is precisely what allows it to come across as an intellectual entity, free of labeling. Who remembers when there weren’t many genres in electronic music? It wasn’t that long ago. I’ve enjoyed Evol Intent’s work, standing out as a group that defined a point of precision, and amazing production quality within the dnb and IDM genres. What else would a genre defining artist do, but attempt to redefine it?
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