"False Aralia disappears into a misty gulch somewhere between record label and artist project. It's ostensibly a label, where each EP has a different named artist, and each sleeve, designed by Nick Almquist, features a different abstract expressionist monochrome doodle. But all the tracks are numbered, not named, and each EP is actually the work of just one producer, Izaak Schlossman (credited as IS), joined by a changing cast of collaborators."
"The most obvious comparison is the microhouse scene of the early 00s, in which artists such as Vladislav Delay, Isolee and Ricardo Villalobos made softly bumping tracks with the same level of playful sonic detail you might hear in a rainforest. False Aralia tracks also have a strong dub techno flavour thanks to all the mournful hazy chords, and a track like 01 by Externalism has a skanking, loping dub rhythm, but there are none of techno's steady four-four beats."
False Aralia operates as a blurred label-project run by producer Izaak Schlossman (credited as IS), presenting EPs under different artist names with monochrome abstract sleeves by Nick Almquist. All tracks are numbered rather than titled, and a rotating set of collaborators contributes across releases. The sound blends microhouse's soft, playful detail with dub techno's mournful, hazy chords, often avoiding steady four-four techno beats. Production favors warped vocals, live drums, delicate ASMR-like textures and finely engineered grooves. Occasional straight songcraft surfaces as treated vocals or chillout-like tracks, creating an evocative, otherworldly listening experience.
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