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Eva808 'Oyuki' EP (White Peach)
White Peach is one of the most consistent smaller UK labels out there at the moment, and continues a busy 2017 with a pearler from Eva808. ‘Oyuki’ deals in experimental zones, delicately rebooting grime, dubstep and club tropes as it sees fit, with the jittery, hoods-up menace of the title track a good entry point. The deft heat of ‘You Don’t’ has a gorgeous vocal loop floating above shiny melodies and a rolling 808 beat, while ‘Empress’ is darker, pensive and unpredictable. Dreamy watercolour ‘Ro$e Gold’ signs off with glossy textures and hazy vocal samples that seem to fade in and out of focus, exuding a sense of quiet joy.
8/10
