"Twilight," a track from the Detroit-born Indian-American Ashwin Gane's new EP, is his most direct line into a realm that is both otherworldly and astonishingly intimate. In collaboration with Grammy Award-winning hitmaker Poo Bear, the single serves as a chilling highlight for Gane's multi-flavored new EP, "Twilight Tales." While tugged by a hypnotizing piano riff & tempo-pushing trap drums, "Twilight" walks within the shadow lines where orchestral grace meets urban dynamism.
His husky and melodic delivery is slow and measured, self-assured and enveloping, more akin to a movie soundtrack. Where trap had long been something of a ballsy, high-octane experience, 'Twilight' is understated. It leans into introspection and the spiritual. This is the sort of track that unfolds in slow motion, a dark and rich hallucination rich in metaphor. The addition of Poo Bear contrasts nicely, adding a pop-appeal polish that doesn't detract from the grittier and more experimental textures. It works as a collaboration because one does not meet the other in the middle; instead, they come together on the fringes of what their music can and should be.
This release also focuses on visuals and storytelling. Backed by a trippy lyric video and propelled by a rollout that includes social media influencers & Poo Bear's broad network, the track has the potential to transcend Gane's die-hard supporters. Ashwin Gane is a world-builder, not just a mere musician. And "Twilight" is like the gateway cure to this. At a time when pop and hip-hop more often than not orbit the algorithmic and predictable, Gane is firing off something closer to myth, power, and pathos.
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