By Jacob Ezra
New York’s Uncommon Nasa has connected with Messiah Muzik for a new release entitled “Oculus”. Nasa, who has consistently released some remarkable and oft-overlooked projects including the cerebral Written at Night and last year’s Only Child, continues to provide a refreshingly abstract sound with this latest EP. Here, gritty, expansive instrumentals from Messiah Muzik create a post-apocalyptic soundscape that shimmers and shifts psychedelically. Overtop, Nasa provides some pensive, clairvoyant verses that capture his thought-provoking style, reaching elevated heights lyrically on tracks like the opener “Epiphany” and the title track “Oculus”. A sonic journey into exciting, avant-garde territory, Oculus is a stimulating project that beckons many re-listens.
Listen to Oculus now:
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