New Erik Luebs: “Red C”

Osaka-based producer Erik Luebs moves into darker territory with “Red C,” the first song from forthcoming release Wasteland. It’s a constricting number, new layers emerging gradually as “Red C’ moves from minimal to something completely enclosing, every available space seemingly taken up as the song enters its final phase. The percussion is the best detail, at least to these ears, moving from a throb to something far more clanging in the back half. It’s an absorbing number that has us looking forward to the larger release at the end of the month. Listen above.

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