Sonarpilot

Whether alternating between waves of electronically-driven grooves and droning melodies that are as exotic as they are eclectic in style in “Imperium” or sorting through shards of texture and tonality in hopes of forging some divine harmony in “CodeX,” it can be said

  

Sonarpilot is celebrating the physicality of his music in the latest pair of singles released under the moniker this fall. Two of the more powerful excerpts from The Mirage Project, “CodeX” and “Imperium” come to us with equally stimulating music videos and musicality that presses the envelope even for the more devoted atmospheric/experimentalist fans among us, and for me, they’re two of the more intriguing tracks I’ve reviewed lately. 

As indulgent as you could argue both of these compositions are in their own ways, there’s nothing absurdly excessive about what comprises either song. “CodeX” is blissfully minimalist, spending the better part of eight minutes teasing us with a heavenly orchestra of sound that allude to hidden worlds unknown to most of mankind. 

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“Imperium” is far more aggressive, but while its rhythm is the catalyst for its sexiest moments, its tonality is what carries forth all of the passion in the music - as lyrics are absence from the mix. Both are as embracive of embellishments as they need to be, and in a sense, not a trace more. 

Sonarpilot fans have (and rightly so) expect a lot out of this project, but once again, the act provides us with just the right balance of volatility and dreaminess to make sure that anyone with an ear for the more ambient in modern music will find something to get lost in here. “Imperium” was designed to showcase muscularity while “CodeX” brings compositional conservatism into a marriage with implied physicality, and no matter which one you check out first, I’d recommend examining the other as well. 

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Trace Whittaker

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

10/2020