Blawan - SickElixir (2025)
SickElixir is a rigid, loop-driven electronic record that prioritizes texture and physical pressure over movement. Blawan builds each track around abrasive percussion and distorted rhythmic patterns, letting repetition do most of the work. The production is stark and uncompromising, reinforcing the album’s mechanical tone.
While the sound design is deliberate, the tracks rarely evolve beyond their initial frameworks. Changes arrive incrementally, and tension is sustained rather than developed. Over the album’s runtime, this results in a flattening effect, where individual pieces blur together instead of accumulating force.
The commitment to austerity is clear, but the lack of progression limits the album’s impact. SickElixir operates effectively as a set of functional systems, yet it offers little in the way of emotional or structural payoff.
Genre: experimental electronic
Country: UK
Final Verdict: 56% (Forgettable Album)
Yearly Ranking: 843th / 861
Highlight: WTF
Made me think of:
Regis
Surgeon
Function
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