{"id":7693,"date":"2013-09-17T14:08:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T14:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=7693"},"modified":"2013-09-17T14:08:57","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T14:08:57","slug":"mixhell-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2013\/09\/17\/mixhell-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixhell \u2013 Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/2013\/09\/17\/mixhell-spaces\/mixhell_digipack_1500\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7694\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7694\" alt=\"MIXHELL_DIGIPACK_1500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stylusmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/MIXHELL_DIGIPACK_1500-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spaces, the first full-length from EDM band Mixhell, blends sharp beats with some interesting synth work and makes for an entertaining experience, although not entirely fulfilling.<!--more--> Iggor Cavalera of Brazilian metal band Sepultura brings his rhythms to the front and center, and his ferocity is what gives Spaces its punch. His DJ wife, Laima Leyton, handles synth duties admirably, as well. \u00a0\u201cIntergalactic\u201d opens with a gradual rise of energy, tight loops, and Cavalera\u2019s kinetic drumming. \u00a0The unfeeling female vocals of \u201cMind Drop\u201d repeating the title through an intercom-like filter gives the track a distinctly late-90s groove that proves dancy but a tad predictable. Hyperactive synthesizers, driving drumbeats, and female whispers make \u201cThe Way\u201d sound like a track from Yeah Yeah Yeahs\u2019 It\u2019s Blitz. \u201cInternal\u201d is the most distinctly retro track on the album with its analogue tones filling out a murky groove and \u201cWhite Ropes\u201d lets Cavalera show off the heavy rhythms he does best. \u201cDaria\u201d showcases a refreshing blend of live bass, guitar, and drums with more eccentric synth tones and makes for an understated funk track that stands out as the album\u2019s highlight. Spaces delivers plenty of hooky and danceable numbers but it also feels very of-the-moment \u2013 a record worth hearing but one that could easily get lost in the crowd of electronic releases. (Boysnoize, <a href=\"http:\/\/boysnoize.com\" target=\"_blank\">boysnoize.com<\/a>) <strong>Matthew Dyck<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spaces, the first full-length from EDM band Mixhell, blends sharp beats with some interesting synth work and makes for an entertaining experience, although not entirely fulfilling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1045],"class_list":["post-7693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-ulteriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}