Nick Leon - A Tropical Entropy (2025)
A Tropical Entropy occupies a liminal space between club music and ambient electronics, drawing on Latin rhythmic traditions while deliberately resisting forward motion. Nick León uses fragments of dembow, bass pulses, and percussive patterns as textural elements, allowing tracks to drift rather than resolve.
The album’s strength lies in its atmosphere. There is a strong sense of place running through the record, shaped by humid low-end tones and restrained rhythmic gestures. While structural development remains minimal, the sound design is detailed enough to sustain interest across the runtime.
Changes are subtle and often internal, but the album avoids feeling purely static. Instead, it maintains a loose sense of movement through texture and timbre rather than progression. A Tropical Entropy doesn’t build toward climaxes, but it establishes a coherent world and stays committed to it.
Genre: Latin Electronic
Country: US
Final Verdict: 62% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 554th / 862
Highlight: Ghost Orchid
Made me think of:
Burial
Nicola Cruz
Kelman Duran
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