{"product_id":"eusebeia-undertones-3lp-samurai-music","title":"Eusebeia - Undertones (3LP) [Samurai Music]","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3465928066\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/eusebeiasm.bandcamp.com\/album\/undertones\"\u003eUndertones by Eusebeia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e3x12\" Marbled\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlaying with atmospheres of tension and focusing on the microscopic details that give each hit in each bar life, Seb Uncles returns to Samurai Music with another deep dive into his exquisite and cinematic evolution of the drum \u0026amp; bass tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven a cursory glance at the Eusebeia catalogue shows Uncles to be an artist committed to the narrative promise of breakbeat culture. His work has been strongly album-oriented since he first broke through around 2015, and across more than ten records, he has cultivated a solid style of evocative and melancholic jungle and drum \u0026amp; bass that is more concerned with world-building and subtle detail than with aggression or intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing his 2023 LP for Samurai, X, on Undertones Uncles applies his characteristic meditative hues to a broad spectrum. There is a consistent sonic palette relying on the warm roar of monosynth bass and aqueous pads, delicately edited breaks, and crisply sculpted synth percussions, yet Uncles deftly moves between varying tempos and structures within this carefully worked sonic world. The overriding notion is that of things lurking below the surface, an open and comfortable theme that can be approached and understood from multiple angles. This fits perfectly with the evident detail and shadowy tension that grants the Eusebeia sound so much depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are moments of direct drum pressure, such as on the fierce opener ‘Undertones’ with its fractured breaks and icy chords, the intense jungle of ‘Uncover’ and the abyssal roller ‘Root Out’, but on tracks such as ‘Beneath The Surface’ and ‘Out In The Open’ it is the gentle elements that predominate over the skilled percussive work. The movement is persistent and nuanced, but achieved without recourse to the usual dancefloor tropes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Emergence’ marks a turn towards delicate techno that holds the album sound at a mid-pulse, focusing on synthetic shapes and textures to generate propulsion with barely any light percussive elements. Alongside the energetic intrigue of Uncles’ sonic choices, the track’s melodic composition is a compelling demonstration of his emotionally ambiguous approach, both stimulating and unsettling in the same curious chordal shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the half-time lurking of ‘Lifting The Veil’ to the swelling textures and phantasmic phrasing of ‘Brought To Light’, Undertones is another impressive exercise in panoramic jungle. It flows naturally from the rich body of work Uncles has cultivated over the last ten years, whilst carving out its own unique space, reminding us—if we needed it—of the sonic depth present in the Eusebeia project.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenampa Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305201356963,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/1239\/2867\/files\/image_712185c8-56a5-4e60-a72f-840d359f2c46.jpg?v=1758856511","url":"https:\/\/tenampa.mx\/en\/products\/eusebeia-undertones-3lp-samurai-music","provider":"Tenampa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}