Young Negrensé shares immersive new EP ‘Aphelion’
Canada’s Young Negrensé has shared a new EP called Aphelion. Negrensé is a multi-talented artist, songwriter, producer, classical guitarist, visual artist, and also the co-founder of YUZZYNET. After building momentum through a series of focused self-produced offerings, he is now releasing his latest offering Aphelion, executively produced by Tristan Renaud, which contains ethereal sonics that draw from different genres including hip-hop, pop, R&B, and more.
Aphelion is a conceptual sci-fi project featuring cinematic, synth-laden soundscapes that blend genres in a refreshing manner, introducing Negrensé’s vibrant and otherworldly sound. The project opens with “Euphoria”, which contains ethereal production centred around layered synth lines and rich bass. Here, Negrensé delivers engaging vocal melodies that smoothly combine influences from hip-hop, R&B, and pop. Next, “Highway to the Sun” introduces a different sound with an infectious beat that draws from 80’s synth pop and adds a refreshing, modern twist. “In the Dark” feels cavernous and powerful, introducing dusky sonics through its usage of nocturnal synths and driving percussion. “Other Side of the Light” showcases Negrensé’s dynamic songwriting with an atmospheric soundscape more reminiscent of ambient and electronica. Here, he strings together catchy and graceful melodies and especially delivers on a memorable hook. Closer “Circe.exe” finishes the album in an evocative fashion, providing a warm and otherworldly sound with psychedelic synths and a dream-like vocal performance from Negrensé.
Aphelion follows an evocative space-age narrative that fuels the expansive undercurrent of the project: “his first vision of the angel came to him in a dream. It began with him in the far reaches of outer space, alone, gently sinking through the empty void. Only the sparkling light of distant stars engraved the darkness. There was nothing of salvation for light-years.
Suddenly, like the birth of a star, the angel materialized from the cosmos. The vivacity of a supernova radiated from her chromatic-shined skin. Lengthy bleached white hair flowed above her divine statuesque figure. Space and time caved in her presence. He fixated upon her gleaming eyes. She held a stare so intense it was entrancing. A sensation of warmth and euphoria rushed over his flesh and into his soul. She spoke a single word which rippled through the darkness. That word was her name. “Circe.”
Negrensé 9000 awoke from his dream bewitched. He took a deep breath, then wiped his brow, which was coated in a thick sizzling sweat.
This was more than his typical post-canister-fuelled-bender fever dream. It was a message from the divine, which even in an awakened state, burned into his psyche. If one thing was clear to him, it was that he must find this space angel, no matter the distance or danger involved.”
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