Brillz Rebrands as LSDREAM, Launches ‘Voyager’ LP

Sami Diament, best known in the scene as Brillz, has taken a sudden turn in his musical production journey- busting out a new project which is nothing like his trap banger persona. LSDREAM is his spiritually insightful, bass-laden moniker featured on Liquid Stranger‘s label Wakaan, and is now preparing to take you on a grand journey through space and one’s own consciousness.

I had to risk losing popularity and people’s acceptance to do something that’s close to my heart. At some point, you have to divorce yourself from the things people want for you and from you, and embrace your own journey.

–LSDREAM

His debut LP, Voyager, will have you exploring a never-before-ventured area within the producer’s vast mind. This has been under wraps for quite some time, and delivers a project that the Brillz identity couldn’t cover alone. The widely diverse array of sounds, from deep dub, to glitch-inspired, to dark & industrial (as a few examples), are all intertwined as a massive cosmic package. From its opening track, ‘Oblivion’ and onwards, the LP makes next to no hesitation jumping right into it and going all in.

The album itself consists of 10 songs, yet a majority of the tracks are over 6 minutes long, making each feel like its own elongated adventure. ‘The Seventh Ray’, its interlude which appears at the halfway point, clocks in at 2:50, making it what is generally considered a standard-length song. Its arpeggiating synths and dreamy, ethereal aura signify the gradual transition from hard-hitting, heavy tunes which are, dare I say, Rezz-like in nature. The entire track gives off a sense of building up towards something grand, almost as if it was intended to be an ongoing build-up in itself, minus the augmenting hype that usually accompanies a standard build-up.

Not too soon after, ‘AWAKE.EXE’ boots up and intrigues the listener with what sounds like a very smooth and soothing rendition of the “Stranger Things” intro. This is before crashing and receiving the error message: “SYSTEM MALFUNCTION“, and unloading a mesmerizing drop to lose yourself in, while waiting for the system to get itself back on track. The flute segment adds an added hint of mystic vibes, before reverting to another glitchy episode to help see the track out.

The music video, a collaboration with Winterhalter, gives the tune that much more of a surreal flair, along with a nicely-timed visualization to delve further into, while being allured by the song.

From then on, the remaining songs become much softer than what has been heard so far, until reaching the 8-and-a-half-minute epic ‘Tiferet’. It’s so serene in nature, that you’ll feel as if you’ve gone beyond the foreseeable cosmos, and reached the heavens – and halfway through, you come into contact with an other-dimensional being, who imparts some yearning words before you continue on your way, until you reach the very end of the musical adventure.

After exploring the inner workings of Sami’s mind, Voyager will leave you with a new appreciation for the artist – especially if you’ve been a die-hard Brillz fan from the beginning. Have a listen to the hour-long LP below, and let it take you to a place of absolute wonder! Here’s to any and all future endeavours for this blooming and promising project.