This has been doing the rounds on the blogosphere for the last month or so and boy is it good. Antoynm is a five track EP by illusive Dublin producer FAWS. Nothing more is known about the project other than he/she/they are from Dublin, as little is given away through the facebook and bandcamp pages. This mystery adds something more to the project as Antoynm is very arcane sounding in itself. This is also true of Burial's debut release, whose an obvious influence on FAWS. It would be unjust however to merely write FAWS off as a Burial replica because rather than sounding like Burial, it sounds like it was influenced by him, which is a great thing. The whole EP is driven by tight rhythms and eerie vocal samples drifting over foley sounds and lavish keys. Opener Take Notice sets the mood for the rest of Antoynm with a haunting melody and soft piano loop laying the foundations for a tune, that, when you close your eyes, takes you to somewhere else altogether. This feeling flows throughout all 5 tracks and while they won't make you want to take to the dance-floor and groove, you'll just sit back, listen and take it all in-which is I'm sure the aim of the EP.
This is certainly one of the most original releases by an Irish producer I've ever heard and although there's no release yet, you can stream the EP through the bandcamp below. Time will tell whether gigs will happen and whether all will be revealed but the only thing that really matters is the music and I hope that FAWS keep's making it because it's just simply lovely to listen to.
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