HXV has always been an innovator. Whether it’s helping to define electronic trap, pushing the envelope in his DJ sets or exploring new genres, he never stagnates. Proving this yet again comes his 3 track EP Separation. The project trades turnt up bangers for an evocative and emotional journey. Opening with ‘Where Do We Go From Here,’ the song blends moody chords with distorted bass and snapping drum patterns for a sound that’s in your face while also feeling wandering. ‘Into Oblivion’ takes cinematic production to a new level for a score that sounds like the climax of an epic space Odyssey. Rounding out the project comes ‘Crossing The Threshold’ it’s a melancholy almost trip-hop inspired sound that feels reflective and cautiously optimistic.
For deeper insight into the project, HXV had the following to say on it, “This EP marks the first steps in a longer story I’m trying to tell. My goal is to define what HXV is and sounds like once and for all. I went back and pulled from my inspirations and been writing music that’s electronic in nature and rooted in trap elements but has textures of shoegaze, metal, and dark wave. This EP is about leaving what’s familiar and pushing off into the unknown, embracing the fear and the discomfort of trying new things. Those moments, those steps that you take into the unknown where you are finding yourself and where you fit into the world that’s the art. The music is the artifact, the ashes of the art itself. The art is the process. When all this is done and all the elements are out this will become the definitive guide for HXV.”
