“Medialyte” begins with a minimal beat setting a framing of spaciousness before the voice sample comes in with the layers of synth and textural tones. Slouching’s use of these layers is cinematic in a way that sounds like a moody, fiction noir set in the 1980s might look like. Think like a downtempo IDM track influenced by early Gary Numan and late 80s coldwave soundtracking a lost Michael Mann film. Listening you can see the darkened streets and long drives, neon lights, street lights providing a hazy respite from a late night fog. The extended melodies are hypnotic and the voice like some lecture on existential subjects received on a shortwave radio adds more than a touch of compelling mystery without being the centerpiece. Listen to “Medialyte” on Bandcamp and follow Slouching there and on Spotify. The duo’s self-titled EP released August 18, 2025.
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