Music Review // Leyden Jars "Illusory Truths" (Mascarpone Discos)
This opens with a loop that sounds like a video game glitch. A wavy type of hypno-ray comes in behind this and then the vocals kick in, making it feel angelic. Acoustic percussion takes us into the next song, as we go from this slow build to something a little faster paced feeling now. We're instrumental and into the third song it feels ambient, as if we're slowly drifting through space. These sounds- like an accordian- expand and contrast, with other bits of percussion, sort of like a storm is brewing.
Electronic percussion drops in on "Liquid Invisible" which feels like a cross between Phil Collins and a video game. Wind chimes rattle and the engine slowly purrs. Higher pitched tones bring the vocals back now as well. A slow, pulse emitting bass to end that song. Percussion begins the next song in an almost industrial way. Vocals come in with them and this feels rather spiritual now. This goes into a sound like a ping pong ball bouncing around in a swamp on the next song. Some metal rattling now as well. This definitely feels like glass bottles clanking and then some tones cut through into it all as well.
Keys bring more vocals into choas on "Embedded in the Rocks". It can feel like a piano being disassembled. As that felt like a somber song, the beats come in on "Glo" with claps. This song does sing about glowing and I like that it has these almost 1990's-like hip hop vibes. The way that the vocals echo and come in layers also feels intense. Onto the last song and it begins with what sounds like ocean waves hitting the shore. The saxophone begins to set the mood, feeling somewhat like we're at a jazz club. A fluttering now, like we're about to take off and this goes full on jazz ensemble. Hovering, this all just feels like it's ready for take off.
This all drops off into what feels like percussion beats and car horns. It begins to skip, which can also just feel like someone is turning the volume up and down. Little electronic balls bounce around in space now. The sound of their ripple brings this album to an end.
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