Vulnerability transforms into power in IMANU’s new EP, Entangled, out now via Zeds Dead’s Deadbeats.
The EDM.com Class of 2023 artist once again delivers a masterclass in structural subversion, bending genres and tossing conventions into a shredder. But he maintains a melodic accessibility, mapping the neurochemistry of heartbreak across five tracks that refuse to let listeners maintain emotional distance.
“Hush” is a surefire highlight, KROY’s feathery vocals floating above a dark and dreamy trap beat that feels almost comforting until you realize the production is steadily devouring you. The effect mirrors the track’s lyrical desperation, a love so consuming it borders on self-destruction: “Every bridge I ever crossed, it gives me power to / Hold on to you like it’s the last thing I will ever do.”
Elsewhere, “All Too Late” showcases IMANU’s technical virtuosity as jungle breaks splinter and reform with finesse. Rhode’s revelation that “beneath the surface it’s all decay” lands with particular potency, suggesting that the dazzling production complexity might simply be disguising our collective emotional erosion.
He closes out Entangled alongside Flux Pavilion with “Kintsugi,” a haunting track where the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold serves as perfect metaphor for the EP. Tasha Baxter’s lyrics declare her transformation through damage, a masterful closing statement that suggests destruction might be the most authentic form of creation: “This time the wall hit me back / Fine china breaks on impact / You don’t know the new me / Being put together differently.”
You can listen to Entangled below and find the new EP on streaming platforms here.
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