Shjva - Metazone (Viscera Transmissions)

 

Title: Metazone 

Artist: Shjva

Label: (Viscera Transmissions)

 Cat Number: VTD002

Genre: Trance Induction

1: Metazone

2: Polycaste

3: You Must Let It Go

4: Metazone (Eversines Remix)

Trance comes in many forms so like house I suppose it’s a feeling. And Shjva  definitely gets it. Specialising in the deeper reaches of the genre, she explores it’s more interesting parts; where it collides with distant worlds and tempos. I may be trying to fit square pegs into round holes here, but in spite of the tones and textures being generally recognisable, there is more than one undercurrent flowing within these tunes that throws them all a little off-kilter. After the title track it’s all downhill, with the synths in overdrive. We never go full on Juno Reactor though, even though there are plenty of opportunities. What I really like about this EP, therefore, is its restraint, maturity  and subtle hooks throughout. It’s trance Jim, but it doesn’t go the whole hog. There’s a healthy funk presence in there, something that allows it to flourish beyond its recognised confines.