Woven
EPrime (Interscope)
by Tim Den
Woven is the combination of musician know-how and electronic studio wizardry at its finest. Utilizing six members – including two drummers who play “organic” drums and triggered pads at the same time (no samples/turntables whatsoever!) – Woven sound like Massive Attack and Squarepusher writing pop songs. In the midst of machinegun breakbeats and echoing effects, ethereal vocal hooks remain as potent as any radio hit… only more subtle, prettier, and other-worldly. The final, repeating refrains of “Tesion” and “Who Knows” rival recent Radiohead works and are almost more catchy. Masters of swelling atmospheres, EPrime feels like you’re falling down a neon tunnel made of clouds.