One-man army, POINT3NINE has released his illest record to date, this November 22 with The iLLEST.
The opener, โimmortalityโ surprises us. It features a drum beating down with a hooky rhythm, making you surrender to its repetitive lockdown while the guitar riffs and drifts lazily. The muffled vintage, jittery spoken word with deep timbre vocals deliver a spittingly sharp and poetic vocal tirade. The lines like โNothing is too vileโ jut the trackโs edginess out in the open.
Beginning with a suspenseful and discoidal high-pitched noise, we have our most anticipatory track amongst the 13 tracks simply because of the title: โThe iLLEST.โ The titular track quickly builds an immersive atmosphere. The song carries on as the suspenseful and erratic cycle ensues while cymbals come crashing, and drums hit the ground with bullet-like force. The man in the voiceover hoarsely states: โI have chosen the 4 messengers of deathโฆโ
The final and 13th track, โillusion of truth,โ is hazy and nostalgic with its glitching buzzes and noisy tunes combined with high guitar strumming. The whimsical atmosphere is heightened by the vintage radio-like voiceover introduces paradoxical concepts of truth. The lyrics, such as โYou think that you are seeing the true/ then what you are seeing is not a true one.โ The album wraps up while making us question everything we know as it rolls to its final seconds. The 2 minutes seem like an enormous eternity.
Listen to the original soul-funk, hip-hop, and rock-inspired record The iLLEST by POINT3NINE on Bandcamp. And find out what it means to get the most wholesome experience permeating your brain through minimalistic street-esque sexy hooks and fuzzy and whimsy ambiance buzzing into your ears.
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Review By: Naomi Joan