Feyleryn’s polyrhythmic menace is handled with nuanced precaution as to not end up a rhythmic mess for uninitiated listeners. ‘Rhythmic Reverie’ has interesting rhythms and an entrancing sound with a meticulous production job that makes everything a joy to experience.
Based in the Spanish region of Catalonia, and started in Sitges, in the same Region in 2021, Feyerlyn in the stage name of producer, songwriter, and composer Eugene Freska, whose electronically tinged music most often incorporates elements of folk in their tapestry, with ethnic timbres, melodies, and rhythms present throughout most of his thoroughly detailed creations.
On ‘Rhythmic Reverie’, featuring Iris Jacobs, Feyerlyn’s folk inspirations come across in the old European polyrhythm that comes through most clearly in the acoustic guitar line that starts the song, to be mirrored soon after by the intricate kick drum pattern. As an Arab, this particular polyrhythm was not uncommon to my ears, but there’s no denying its arresting effect with the light battery of the percussion and the just-few-enough chords in the composition. A detailed mix that calls to mind some of the better works by Bonobo, but with an added folk element that makes things instantly more interesting.
‘Rhythmic Reverie’ showcases what Feyerlyn describes when he refers to his pieces as “companions on a voyage through the pages of a fantasy novel”. A shuffling, driving, epic that’s airy, light, and with just enough presence to grab all the attention, without ever sounding forceful or bashful. ‘Rhythmic Reverie’ is a delicacy.