Just a couple of days ago, we posted Persian Empire's "Safe Often" single from his identically titled EP, and were absolutely mesmerized by the melancholy mood appearing on it. There were inexpressibly sullen soundscapes inside of the effort, and within them, a promise of even more enticing counterparts to come from the forthcoming body of work. Yesterday, the four-track EP, Safe Often, was released, and the aforementioned anticipation turned swiftly into fulfillment as we explored the offerings juxtaposing the earliest one. There were expectactions aplenty for what we hoped to revel within, and Persian Empire delivered with variously intriguing vibes. The first track from the project, "Rare Bird" instigates the overall spirit of the EP with its slyly somber sound, utilizing a disenchanted voice to inject a desperate vibe into the attitudinal chord progressions emerging afterwards. It's a strangely alluring aura that elicits from the elements, and a wonderfully hospitable entrance into the work that is to follow. The "Safe Often" single appears next, continuing the theme of sonic desolation with its phantasmal piano melodies and brooding background synths, and it's difficult to reminisce of anything other than darkened film noir while listening to the track. "Lemonade" appears in succession, and with it an entirely altered attitude. There's no hint of despondency at all within the two minutes of the relative interlude, and the rhythmic sampling ascending on the track lends a semblance of innocent positivity to the otherwise downcast aural energies existing on the EP. An ambiguously titled final track culminates the debut body of work by the German producer, and it's a decidedly vague vibe about it that complements quite nicely the earlier sounds on Safe Often. The sluggish opening sounds boast of an emotion outpouring almost underway, and a bemoaning vocal sample comes forth to supplement the vacillating atmosphere. There's an industrial beat entering next into the fray, with bellowing bass to give grand shape to the climactic effort. Safe Often is something you'd alongside your rainy days, cloudly afternoons, and desolate evenings alone. It's companionship in audible form, like the words of a loved one left on an answering machine, and though the tone is one extravagantly austere, it is one able to enrapture emotion through the tenebrious charm within.
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