He then went on to release his first instrumental EP “5TARB01” in 2016 on his own imprint Endless. He also runs an NTS show of the same name, along with previously holding raves, cross pollinating and interacting with the vanguard of the electronic underground. The punky crunch of those earlier releases is reflected in tracks like “Smoke” made with long time collaborator and southside resident Kamixlo. These club moments inevitably give way to the vocals, conveying a feeling of loss and renewal. Intended to exist both inside and outside the club, it's an electronic music that at times feels like a skeletal take on shoegaze, solidifying that feeling with the intense rising synths of the album closer “Slow Decay“. Inna Daze's features include Drain Gang members Ecco2k and Whitearmor, Yayoyanoh, Quantum Natives' Oxhy, and Gaika, as well as Felix making his debut as a vocalist, his voice filtered through effects to give it a slippery, steam-like texture, echoing around the songs, giving them a second skin of sensed abstraction. One of the most thoughtful and interesting debuts of 2019, “Inna Daze“ beckons the listener into its simultaneously toxic and beautiful sound-world. Keeping enough distance to provoke more questions than answers, the album unfolds in a different way on every listen.
TRACK LISTING
1/ KOH (ft. Ecco2k & Whitearmor)
2/ Void (ft. Whitearmor)
3/ Focused (ft. Yayoyanoh)
4/ Iywata
5/ Like A Stain
6/ Crosses
7/ Sangre (ft. Gaika)
8/ Still Torn (ft. Oxhy)
9/ Smoke (ft. Kamixlo)
10/ Emeralds 1
1/ Unified
12/ Headless
13/ Slow Decay (ft. Oxhy)