Llimbs is the electronic project from Maltese artist Hagen Ebejer. On his latest release, “Midnight Amber“, Ebejer presents eight new tracks of fully realized audio experimentation. Distant vocal bursts guide downtempo rhythms that touch upon classic trip hop vibes, which then shift to dark ambient alleyways with time-stretched synths mimicking choirs of insects.
Tracks like “Unfold” invoke an almost ancestral feeling, like something Peter Christopherson would have produced for his Threshold HouseBoys Choir. Meanwhile, “Origin” and “Absent” sound like parts of a wonderfully modern take on a Western film soundtrack (I can almost hear the spurs jingling).
“Fragmented” marches in staggered steps with head-pounding pulses of low-end static and the constant tease of a techno dance floor release that we’re ultimately, and rightfully, denied. The closing track, “Midnight”, takes us for an excursion through the brush into the night to join the rhythmic droning of the awakened nocturnal.
“Midnight Amber” is available on Veyl Records in limited edition cassette and digital formats via Bandcamp. For fans of experimental electronics with cultural flair (Muslimgauze, Zoviet France, etc.).