Review: Serge Geyzel is a Russian-born, Berlin-based producer responsible for many-a-belter, among others, on the titanic Brokntoys label. 'As Fallen Leaves' is his second EP for the Londoner label, and spans six cuts of explicitly 'heartbroken electronica', blending IDM, breaks, melancholic melodies and intricacies that are as difficult to pin down as we know it is to repair a broken heart. Cold, reversy piano overtones lay Geyzel's heart bare on the chilly title track. Things grow warmer on the ensuing tracks, with 'Observations' ricocheting away in an entertainingly laboured fashion, and closer 'Noizette' reintroducing a sense of uncertainty via experimental slow builds, and Shepard-esque tones and huge noise bursts to boot.
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