re​:​lapse - re​:​lapse II​.​ep (2022)

The Tokyo-based outfit re:lapse started making their music back in 2019 and since then released two EPs. The newest one, entitled as simply as it could be, is a fascinating and very dreamy take on the guitar-based dream pop.

The main characteristics of the Japanese's music must be the super airy and very sweet vocals by Kurage - there's tons of dispersing effects and ethereal backing vocals here and it couldn't sound better for a dream pop release. The second thing are very obvious and well-audible guitars that feel heavier and coarser than it usually is for such an airy music. But as they are withdrawn and hidden in the noisy backgrounds, they serve as a kind of spice that makes the whole compositions stand out from the ethereal blend. The ethereality of the album is even more striking thanks to the slower pace of the music that makes it so easy to get sucked into the dreamy landscapes as envisioned by the band.

re​:​lapse II​.​ep costs 5 USD.

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Country: Japan

Genre: slowcore shoegaze

Label: DREAMWAVES RECORDS

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