Jim Morrison yelped about the city at night in “L.A. Woman,” but
Subespai finds a gentler path. Located in Sydney, Australia, Mauri Edo, the
human person behind the Subespai mask, creates ambient dronescapes that capture
both the stillness of nighttime and the electricity humming through it. At once
sleepy and euphoric, “Vespertine Works” becomes a reverie on which to hang your
full attention as you pry your eyes open for the nocturnal duration.
Melodies cascade through the mist as circadian rhythms struggle to sync
up. You’re awake and asleep, walking through a dream, jolted into
consciousness, drenched by the rain. The sense of loneliness is heightened in
the middle of the night in a place where you’re surrounded by other people –
you just can’t face it. But there’s an excitement too, so you venture out and
discover what there is to discover. It might be the perfect thing.
--Ryan