Yves Jates - 'M' (MCM02) by Maga Circe Musica

Better known as a motion designer who's produced high profile work under the name Yko, Jates crawls into darker corners on his debut album, mysteriously titled "M". Each track is described as a musical moment and sounds as if Jates is traversing rocky musical terrain, fluxing fluidly from proggy, kosmische psychedelics, into throbbing, dubwise dark ambient and organ drone.

As far as first releases go, ‘M’ is neatly accomplished in a way that speaks to its creator’s classical pathos and feel for electronic ephemerality. With a minimalist palette of shimmering synth and organ tones he creates imaginary spaces with a wholly absorbing sense of light and shadow and natural reverbs that effortlessly suspend disbelief.

It's a varied, cinematic album that treats its wide frame of reference with a lava-like fluidity, offering a set of fractal euphoria and vibe-drenched mysticism.

Mastering by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab Studio in Rome.
Cover photographs by Yves Jates.
Design by Alicia Carrera.
Big Doings publishing.
Distributed by Boomkat.

Released February 17, 2022