Finally something in our inbox to take us by surprise. Seriously, guys, if we get another instagram-filtered press-still that features 3-4 mop-topped youths backed by a band name like Beavers or Arms or Hugs playing (as described in the press release as) “hazy synth pop” we’re putting all y’all on block. OK, so our friend Rudi Zygadlo. The track on offer here “Melpomene” is not that. It’s atmospheric, but in a way that is dramatic and focused, all attention pulled to the center. But the construction, the way the tune is structured is neat too. “Melpomene” almost reminds in a way of Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time in its dynamism-on-top-of-a-pinpoint that purveys that tension between the piano (power) and supportive atmosphere/vocals (release).
Rudi Zygadlo 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
Reviewed by b3
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