{"product_id":"i-need-new-eyes-1","title":"I Need New Eyes","description":"Relying less on samples than Years Not Living two years prior, the self-produced I Need New Eyes finds difficult-to-label electronic experimenter Larry Gus (Greek musician Panagiotis Melidis) still painting uncommon rhythmic songscapes, this time on a canvas of more comprehendible pop structures. Mixed by fellow experimenter Alex Epton (aka XXXChange of Win Win), the record also features ethereal vocals by Moscow-based Kate Shilonosova (aka NV) on \"Belong to Love,\" an easygoing, synth pop type of tune -- ambient-leaning yet active in percussion in the second half and dotted with dissonant woodwinds and keyboard squawks. For straightforward synth pop, there's also the livelier \"A Set of Replies.\" \"NP-Complete\" offers a trippier diversion via organ, clattering drums, what appears to be multiple sampled vocalists including a children's chorus, and Gus' airy falsetto reaching for the clouds. Elsewhere, \"Taking the Personal Away\" ups the rhythmic intensity via hyper, layered percussion injected with dripping liquid-like tones and lyrics such as \"Now my head is aching with the feelings that you hold\" and \"Mere illness in summer clothes\/I wish all days were cold.\" It's difficult to know if his stylized lyrics are the result of an intentionally quirky writing style or of being a non-native English speaker, but they suit his deliberately fabricated-sounding music. Fans need not worry; colorful, variously world music-infused, psychedelic, and ultra-rhythmic, I Need New Eyes retains Larry Gus' somewhat warped artfulness, and the relatively more coherent presentation may attract at least a few more willing ears. ~ Marcy Donelson","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41919439470757,"sku":"829732247954","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/products\/7cde18695f73a92225321e63f165d299_5d074134-b1cb-4b86-964a-6bc471df24c6.jpg?v=1678325221","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/products\/i-need-new-eyes-1","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}