EVE • LOTUS-001, by Gates of Siam

EVE • LOTUS-001

by Gates of Siam

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Quantum Echo Beautiful Cyber energy. The first track's power to draw you in to a trance through counterpoint is amazing. Immersion is important for Dream(punk) and Eve gets it right by going a step further than ambient drones. Favorite track: Abyss.

Miles Baskett IV Rainy streets, neon glow, the random passer -by. It all melts together. Favorite track: Labyrinth.

saimonix This album has all the characteristics of a classic. It's mysterious enough to keep your cognitive forces alert for its entirety. Despite being a calm, meditaive, serene and close to ambient record, particular tracks are very clearly outlined, and feature melodies that are catchy and alluring at the same time. They make you wish the album lasted 400, not 40 minutes and give you the urge to flip over the tape/future gorgeous vinyl/whatever files you're using to start the journey again. Favorite track: Abyss.

access_hologram It is simply incredible how the second Dreampunk album of an artist can have such a stellar production quality. This is one of those few albums for me that are so immersive that i simply cannot stop listening to them once i press play. Thank you for this album, it is a great inspiration for my own work. Favorite track: Eve.

Xorn Reaching through a dense fog, desperately trying to reach out to something, someone - only to find nothing but all your hopes and dreams dashed.
Exceptional release - especially the title track. Favorite track: Eve.

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1.	Abyss 08:00	buy track
2.	Tao 05:53	buy track
3.	Labyrinth 08:08	buy track
4.	Martyr 06:01	buy track
5.	Altar 09:42	buy track
6.	Lucidity 07:59	buy track
7.	Eve 05:58	buy track

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released August 6, 2021

Gates of Siam - Eve

When this album first released I dismissed it as something that I could not get into. I’m not entirely sure why I thought that, because upon revisiting it I found myself listening to one of the strongest albums of the year.

Eve does what few albums can do, it enraptures the listener in its sonic tapestry and doesn't let go from beginning to end. Very seldom do I listen to an album that captures my attention, imagination, and ultimately adoration like Eve has.

The way that the tracks are composed leads the listener down these paths and trails that are akin to little adventures. They take their time to develop and even when they swell into a massive crescendo, it never feels overwhelming… more welcoming and warm in its nature. The music here can be seen as a guide to discover places unknown. It doesn't tell us what we are looking for, merely to go and seek.

Most of the songs contain little to nothing in the way of percussion, maybe 2-3 of the tracks have anything resembling a beat, and even then it is slow and never distracting from the main portions of the songs. The core of the music comes in layered ambience that slowly flows in and out like the tide. It builds over time, reaching a high point and then slowly recedes. Sparse yet excellently composed melodies play atop, yet are never the main focus, merely part of the whole.

The whole album has this mystical air about it, like we never truly know what is going on, we are meant to discover our own meanings. It's this mystique that really draws me back to this album, what keeps me exploring its sonic landscapes.

In the shorter reviews I prefer to focus on the album as a whole rather than specific songs. However I would be remiss to leave out any mention of the title track Eve. This song breaks from the feeling of mystique and wonder and instead has a sense of profound loss.

Eve pairs a rainstorm with a piano melody throughout its duration. It's not what is used here that matters, it's how it is used. The piano is used to great effect here: it is given an extremely long delay, giving it a nostalgic feel. It's repeated throughout the song, almost as if reliving a moment in time.

I’m often struck with this image of someone holding their dying lover as the rain cascades around them as the song plays. It's intensely emotional and it may very well be my favorite song of this year.

Eve represents everything that I adore in music. It respects the listener, never telling us what we should be thinking or experiencing, merely providing an audio canvas so that we can impart our own visions onto it. Where will this album take you?

The only way to know is to listen.

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