Eva|3 – A World Within (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental, Cinematographic.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: Eva|3 is a British solo-project driven by Paul Lavigne. After a long hiatus, Eva|3 struck back releasing several EP’s and this new full length album composed with the famous analogue Buchla synthesizer.
Content: “A World Within” is mixing Ambient- and Minimal Electro. The tracks are instrumentals, which could have been composed as a movie- or documentary soundtrack. The tracks are progressively built up, which now and then leads toward a true apotheosis.
+ + + : This album is progressively built up; tracklist and songs properly speaking are moving towards an apotheosis. This effect comes mainly through on the second part of the title track. I like the icy sound sequences and global atmosphere, which sometimes seem to announce a nearby disaster. The work also has an intimate sensation. The main strength of the project however remains the magic of the analogue sound treatments, which makes the production pretty unique.
– – – : I experienced some of the debut tracks as a little hesitant while the very last track is a bit too long, becoming monotonous.
Conclusion: Pure minimalism featuring a mix of alluring compositions and a few less inspired passages.
Best songs: “A World Within – Part 2” “A World within – Part 1”, “Lost”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.eva3.co.uk / www.facebook.com/eva3official
Label: www.ant-zen.com / www.facebook.com/antzen.official
About Eva|3
Eva|3 is the solo project of Paul Lavigne, who also masters records at Kontrast Mastering in London. Discogs lists the project’s first album, “The Great Divide”, on Fich-Art in 2007, along with remix work for Ant-Zen and other labels.
“A World Within” was released by Ant-Zen on 18 April 2021 in digital and vinyl formats. The label states that the album was written and performed exclusively on a Buchla Music Easel synthesizer, with each track recorded as a single live performance without edits or automation. Paul Lavigne mastered the album at Kontrast Mastering in London and Stefan Alt handled the design. The eight tracks are “Fading”, “E-nd”, “Gone”, “Last”, “A World Within (Part 1)”, “A World Within (Part 2)”, “Lost” and “Beyond”.
The album followed the split single reviewed here as Thorofon / Eva|3 – La Théorie Du Diable (Single – Ant-Zen) in June 2021, and the self-released “Elements Of Escape” and “Undone” the same year. Eva|3 later contributed to Brien Hindman – Symbiosis (Album – Ant-Zen).
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