#Xsidion

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Review: Behind the Mask by Xsidion

Xsidion’s sophomore EP Behind the Mask transcends the eclecticism of his debut effort Anarchy to deliver a more organised musical chaos.

His classical music education colours the entire album, but it’s the mellow-yet-mighty opener that cultivates trance vibes from traditional roots to the greatest effect—‘Paradox’ disturbs its boneless piano riff with smooth synths that break through the melancholy clouding the track. Amplifying the disorder is ‘Holy Shit’, which rejects cohesion entirely. Keyboards happily trip over delicate percussion until huge synths spike the distortion level well past maximum. Apoplectic but seamlessly rendered, Xsidion falters between the dark cloud and its silver lining with faultless precision.

‘Consequences’ bridges the gap, somehow striking harmonic balance even as animated electronica faces off against an ominous vocal that ties the warring styles together with the promise of further conflict. Stylistic irony is Xsidion’s bread and butter, and closing number ‘Complicated’—just barely reminiscent of the grandeur of Muse’s ‘Uprising’—is as melodically skittish as the percussion is persistent.

Overall, Behind the Mask further proves Xsidion’s ability to brilliantly parallel opposing genres. Here is an artist that knows his niche yet never fails to redesign the box. Xsidion is signed to Blue Label Records, more of his music can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/xsidion

By Shannon Eden

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Review: Jullaby by Xsidion

Xsidion sheds the apocalyptic for the ambient in his latest release, ‘Jullaby’. Worlds apart from the raw and rampant energy of his explosive EP Anarchy, Xsidion sharpens organic piano into synthetic-edged sound for a soft but striking progressive house offering.

The track opens in media res, driven by popping percussion while a darting electronic melody flutters underneath. The drums bleed in and out, and in their recession the song feels like sunlight, like the glare from a camera lens brightening behind your eyelids; it’s the musical equivalent of the shy beginnings of new love.

Sure enough, Xsidion strings a second melody over and under the primary, the strands woven together like a double helix—parallel, but intimately connected. The descant is a near monotone, pulsing in fits and starts over the swing of its partner, inarguably synergetic. Xsidion is a true master of upholding the audiovisual, and in the absence of a vocal, imagery abounds; ‘Jullaby’ could easily be sound-tracked to young lovers sprawled under the scant shade of an oak tree.

Overall, ‘Jullaby’ is a gentle take on the prog. house genre that experiments with symbiosis and invokes the imagination, defining Xsidion as an artist of unparalleled versatility and indefinable talent.

By Shannon Eden

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