Premiere: Sectra graces Satellite Era with new EP

PremieresWritten by Frank Pomes on

Sectra is a Denver-based musician whose unique productions have a reputation for making a lasting impression. His catalogue of releases explores influences of dark Dubstep, industrial sound design, aspects of Techno, disassembled breakbeats, and even varieties of noise and experimental Ambient. With the Satellite Era release of his 'Desiccation EP' on October 28th, Sectra takes his artistry to its furthest genesis yet.

Presenting a refined culmination of his work through an evocative 5 track multigenre release, the entire EP hangs overhead like an ominous haunting cloud filled with the grim foreboding uncertainty of an impending lightning strike. Today it's our pleasure to premiere 'Bloody Porcelain', a menacing crawler bound to make any listener shift uneasily and take note of the nearest exit.

From the onset of the track, a whirlwind of incisive techy slices, seismic bass modulations and a cyclical metronome set the creepin' tone. Leading one into a hopelessly isolated and tortured scene. The texture and grit of Sectra’s sound design are unrelenting, and the track's mood is borderline sinister. It's clear he’s done this before. The head-nodding Hip-Hop beat offers respite like a hazy oasis, oscillating back and forth beneath in a blood-red desert sky. One yields to the beat and seeks refuge in its constant rising and falling, all the while battered by psychologically penetrating and probing percussion. The entire EP uses distorted noise and haunting melody to invoke diffusive emotions in the recesses of the listener's psyche. 'Bloody Porcelain' may be the most bass-heavy track on the release and is destined to stir a frenzy on any unsuspecting dancefloor caught in the maelstrom Sectra’s maleficent visions.

The cover artwork reflects the mood of this release. The dark psychedelic undertones of this multigenre release bleed into the converging techniques used within the artwork. A combination of organic fractal patterns borne out of Touchdesigner's auto-generated quality, a trademark in much of Nik Juister's work at this time - overlaid with an illustrated graphic design with the central logo inspired by the nearly illegible death-metal aesthetic. As perplexing and challenging as the release. The crackling textures used and hieroglyphic lettering invites the viewer to draw their curiosity inward and make their own conclusions.

Presenting its first line of merchandise with this release, Satellite Era unsurprisingly offers its own unique twist. 50 Limited Edition posters of 1-of-1 original images, each of which is hand-selected auto-generated variations of the cover art. Out of thousands of sequences, moments of time were captured in single frames and rendered to massive file size, making Sectra’s debut EP on the label an artefact as well as a treasure.

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