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Evanescent EP

by AJ Rios

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GGJONES64 This album touched my spirit. Thank you my brother for the beautiful music 🙏🏾❤️ Favorite track: paradise.
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YallDontHearMe Can’t say it enough AJ Rios beats are on another tier. Favorite track: help me (rightnao).
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rquietson Afreeka (rewind) is a super close second. really every track is distinctly vibrant but blend together organically. I'm going to wear this album out. Great job, Man. Favorite track: mantra.
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infinity 03:34
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mantra 02:54
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the catch up 03:29
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submerge 03:21
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help me (rightnao) 02:42
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paradise 02:42
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afreeka (rewind) 03:34
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jujutsu 02:06
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no clue 02:00
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whatever 02:05
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shimmy 03:19
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ambush 03:02
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"In our world of the infinite stream, it can feel like we’re being programmed to eschew sustained and thoughtful engagement with art. Everything seems fleeting. The title of AJ Rios’s Evanescent EP may point to his existential concerns, but the Virginia Beach producer likely also knows he’s at the mercy of the algorithms. Those who stop scrolling and listen to Evanescent will find an emotionally affecting and rhythmically progressive record full of dynamic drum patterns over ruminative, sometimes melancholic melodies. Opener “infinity” begins with a despondent ambient backdrop, followed by swinging percussion. He accents a mournful piano with chirping birds on “mantra,” the drums dragging before rolling rapidly. Elsewhere, he preserves the EP’s tone while deviating in form: “Paradise” finds Rios chopping plaintive vocals and piano around slamming, off-kilter drums that hit and stack from every angle like an M.C. Escher staircase. With “Afreeka (Rewind),” he freaks vocals in reverse to realize the sluggish, narcotized haze of Screw music. Despite the titular implications, Evanescent has enduring resonance."

-Max Bell, Bandcamp


ev·a·nes·cent
/ˌevəˈnes(ə)nt/

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

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released August 20, 2021

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