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decreases its tensions on "Subsonic", which goes through several "movements" of slow-building, evocative sounds, including a "hell of a squelchy bass", that the press release analogized to be "soundtracking" the creation of new stars. This evocative vibe continues into "Valis Called (Control)", its
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for making a unique new sound with the chillwave palette instead of having limits from the genre, assuming that it could've been the peak of the microgenre if the record's other songs were as good as "Valis Called (Control)" and "Subsonic". Mark
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reviewer, "fussy 80s computer-pop". Seth Haley has described the character of Com Truise as the first ever "Synthetic
Astronaut", and each release under the name shows the next part in this voyage to a planet.
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critic praised the sounds on the EP, but called it more "disjointed" and "disorienting" than his past albums due to its "abrasive" and glitchy sound and lack of a "steady groove." A reviewer for the magazine
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without knowing it was a reflection of how he was living in the few months of his life before. He started taking care of his health, suffered through an ended relationship, and relocated to
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called the EP "looser, more focused and much more imaginative" that Com Truise's past work, writing that while the artist has yet to make "a truly transcendent piece of art,
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The opener "Wasat" sets the scene of the story, starting with a short, atmospheric prelude before it moves into "an uptempo, hypercolor groove". The "VHS-quality
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magazine's electronic music channel Thump premiered the video for "Subsonic". Directed by Hans Lo, Thump summarized that the video "jacks us into a
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shows the young beatmaker in transition, fearlessly searching for his definitive sound." Similarly, Sputnikmusic reviewer hyperion praised
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