“Outflow” sounds like an amalgam of free jazz and IDM with industrial beats. Nathan-Paul’s composition incorporates elements of that late era hard bop saxophone with arrangements that bring to mind an era of music when experimental musicians seemed to have in mind compound time and Middle Eastern tonal palettes. Bursts of raw skronk in futuristic modes and sax lines that both snake fluidly and then strike angular patterns before waxing into looping surges that give way to more wild dynamics. He song packs a lot of ideas into a little over three minutes and its various layers embody the title and it is stylistically diverse even with some nods to fusion and all imaginative and impressive in technique. The energy is strongly reminiscent of that scene in Lost Highway (1997) when Bill Pullman is going off on the sax in the night club—fiery and like something from a hyper real dream. Listen to “Outflow” on Spotify where you can listen to the rest of the Free Trap EP which released on August 23, 2024. Follow Nathan-Paul at the links provided.
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