Equip: Shadow Dancer (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 7″

Third and final singlefrom Equip’s Cursebreaker 7″ series!Shadow Danceris another masterclass in original vaporwave video game music; animaginary score to thepenultimate battle leading up to the final boss fight. “The mythical Lightbringer sword is within reach- but its shadow guardian wont let it go that easily.”Once again, Chicago’s Kevin Hein seamlesslyruns moody synth compositionsthrough the retro video gamefilter for nostalgic vibes galore. Like previous installments in the series, it is deeply indebted to 16-bit era RPG OST’s, butin the best way possible.100% Electronicalabel bossESPRIT(aka George Clanton) is on the remix, adding a downtempo breakbeatthat’s perfect for the chill-out room.Flipside features all exclusive vinyl cuts “CRYPT M Y S T,” “NOCTURNAL MAW,” and “ETERNAL P U N I S H M E N T” thattakes us deeper into the realm of the forthcoming full length,CURSEBREAKER X. This limited physical edition comes onshadow purple 7″ vinyl complete with an exclusive vinyl-only B-side not released digitally. Only 300 pressed!

• shadow purplecolored vinyl
• limited edition of 300
• cover art by Bani-Chan (part of a larger triptych w/ parts1 + 2)
• music label: 100% Electronica

reviewed by LIFE IN 240p 08/2019