by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
For Toronto producer and multi-instrumentalist MISZCZYK (aka Nyles Miszczyk), his debut album, Thyrsis of Etna is world encompassing, from both the breadth of the sound to the globe spanning collaborators involved. The album, due out July 15th via We Are Time, features guest vocals on each track, including both legends and up-and-comers, with appearances from Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Vanessa Briscoe Hay (Pylon), Chad VanGaalen, The Space Lady, NAI, Chandra Oppenheim, and more. With vocal contributions from as far as Nigeria and France, MISZCZYK took the material he was given and built upon in it with smoky electronics and fuzzy atmosphere, at times channeling the work of Geoff Barrow while expanding into post-punk club bangers and futuristic pop. It’s a wild record, distilling sixteen different visions down to one logical album, the feeling of a mixtape colliding with the sound of a singular producer.
Having already shared a slew of great singles, MISZCZYK is unleashing “Lunar Days,” a collaboration with Motorists’ Craig Fahner. The song has an effortless chemistry, with MISZCZYK tapping into a kinetic motorik pulse, pulling from the krautrock and jangle pop textures that Fahner’s band has become known for, while offering something decidedly different, as everything is dubbed and processed for radiant textures. It’s hypnotic and earnest, with Fahner’s vocal croon resembling Tom Verlaine at his finest. There’s a wonderful animated video, illustrated by Fiona Smyth, built on a similar wavelength of repetition, simplicity, and glitz.