MR.SMiFF – Delirium

Each month we shine the spotlight on one SoundGym member by reviewing one of their tracks for our Music Spot feature. This month we focus on 'Delirium' by Bulgarian producer Stefan Hristov, AKA MR.SMiFF.

Hristov is a truly multidisciplinary artist; an author as well as a composer, performer and producer. He collaborates in audio-visual performances, and has created installations as well as releasing music through more traditional channels. MR.SMiFF is just one of his musical projects, but 'Delirium' still stands as a great showcase for his explorative and experimental nature.

The track is a twitchy, skittering, bass-heavy groover; experimental without being inaccessible. Underpinned by an undulating sub, the beats constantly shift and develop whilst richly textured glitches complete the soundscape. The track is accompanied on YouTube by a video created by Hristov's regular collaborator Anna Bacheva, and it wonderfully accentuates the dark, dystopian atmosphere that the producer conjures on this track. The production itself is beautifully balanced; warm but with the kind of clarity in the upper frequencies that is required of this style of music. 'Delirium' is complex, yet comprehensible, and is the kind of music that really rewards repeated listens.

If you want to know more about Hristov's work, the best place to get an overview of his many projects is on his website. You can also check out the MR.SMiFF project on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter, Bandcamp and YouTube.

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