Subtle Body Subtle Body cassette
Philadelphian band SUBTLE BODY their inaugural recording in cassette form through Strange Mono, and it’s a lo-fi, eight-song package of dark, creeping, synth-driven post-punk that feels simultaneously premeditated and exploratory. “Infinite Casualties” highlights this by opening with synth punk and divulging into jazzy improv, as “Estrangement,” the following song, reverses and repeats the stylistic arrangement while also managing to close with a bit of stomping punk rhythm. The cassette closes with “Stolen World,” which is a rebuke of society but uses a rhythm that is exceedingly danceable until the track shifts into a harsh noise club mix for the fade-out. The variation and blend of digital, synth, vocal distortions, and admixture of underground genres really makes SUBTLE BODY worth checking out.