Bleep

Over a year on from their last release (a 2020 reissue of Solvent’s RDJCS5ep), Toronto-based Suction Records return with a split EP from Useless Idea and Seven Nights Alone. Both are actually aliases of Italian producer Cesare Bignotti, who knows how to separate his talents well. The two halves of this EP present detailed and unique sonic worldbuilding, as if each alias were its own fully fledged artist. Useless Idea’s widescreen array of hazy synthesised atmospheres, intricate samples and processed recordings in the same vein as Hit+Run's Contact Field Orchestra conjure thoughts of a fictional past in another dimension. On the other side, Seven Nights Alone’s darker hip hop infused beats propel prismatic synths and explorative structures as if lifted from an obscure RPG soundtrack. Serving as an intriguing and impressive introduction to two of Cesare Bignotti's projects, this [split] EP has us completely engrossed.