Dravier – 香港 trajectory
9.8.16 by Marcel Foley

Moving away from the breezy outsider house of his debut EP “Limitations”, the mysterious electronic producer known as Dravier crafts a gorgeously spacey collection of drone jams on his debut full-length, “香港 trajectory.” Referencing the blissful synthesizer pieces of early Oneohtrix Point Never, Emeralds, and Dolphins Into the Future, Dravier lulls you into a transcendental melodic reverie by way of conceptual
surrealism.

As it’s linked by the divine musings of minimalist throwbacks to ‘80’s new age and contemporary sonic textures, “香港 trajectory” characterizes its Southeast Asia influences and improvisational auditory framework as a seamless blend of atmospheric progressive electronics and shimmering ambient exotica. The meditative time lapse groove of an opener “香港 (v2)” sets an absorbing scene of third eye serenity with its light, krautrock-esque percussion and buzzing synth loops – a truly hypnotizing display of Dravier’s work as both a sound artist and a digital post-noise master. This track alone feels like a compelling statement – one that hearkens back to its underlying aura until the layers upon layers of sound begin to unravel with each passing minute – yet within these four lengthy tracks, “香港 trajectory” is purely defined as a dreamlike experience from front to back.

You can zone out to “香港 trajectory” below and purchase it on limited edition cassette for just $5 via JUNGLE GYM RECORDS’ Bandcamp.