Rhyw – Cave Walls / Part Two (Vinyl 12” – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Techno, experimental, IDM.
Background/Info: Alex Tsiridis aka Rhyw strikes back with the second part of “Cave Walls”. The first part was also released on Avian. We get 5 new songs.
Content: The opening cut is an experimental sound collage and a kind of intro to this EP. We next move into dark, technoid grooves. It’s an intelligent and well-crafted production mixed with a few more experimental treatments.
+ + + : I’m not used to hear cheap ‘techno’ music made in Berlin and Rhyw reveals a minimal approach driven by great sound treatments and a dark sphere. There are several great and danceable pieces featured here.
– – – : I would like to hear the tracks even more minimal and IDM-like.
Conclusion: Both “Cava Walls”-EP’s can be seen as a full length album revealing an interesting techno sound from the Berlin.
Best songs: “Happening RN”, “All Structures Are Unstable”.
Rate: (7).
Artist: www.facebook.com/rhywmusic
Label: www.facebook.com/AvianUK
About Rhyw
Rhyw is a moniker of British producer Alex Tsiridis, who also records as Cassegrain. The project debuted with the “Cave Walls (Part One)” EP on Avian in 2017. “Cave Walls / Part Two”, reviewed here, is the second installment in the series, also released on Avian.
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