Discovering this album was quite an unexpected journey. While browsing the internet for new music releases, I stumbled upon an announcement for a new album by Call Super. Initially, I mistakenly thought it was a new release by Supercell, the Japanese rock-pop band known for their cheesy, colorful music filled with rainbows, water pistols, and high school love stories. However, upon delving into the thread, I was met with something entirely different—an album filled with madness, schizophrenic euphoria, and unconventional orthogonal musical structures.

"Eulo Cramps" is a wild experimental album that incorporates improvisatory elements from jazz, daring rhythmic concepts derived from electronic music procedures, and captivating performances using interesting metal idiophone instruments. The album also features collaborations with amazing singers. To heighten the unconventional nature, it appears that the artist and composer behind the album utilized a DIY instrument and invention of his, called the “Eharp.”

The album has a metallic flavor into it, airs of silver and gold blowing in your face, caressing your hair with their cold and pointy melodies and rhythms.

The album opens with a musical piece featuring a harp and employs conventional rhythmic and timbral devices commonly found in electronic and experimental music. However, in the second song, “Fly Black Stork,” the album delves into its most abstract and rhythmic ideas. The energy persists in tracks 3 and 4, now with collaborations from singers like Eden Samara and Julia Holter.

As you dive deeper, it becomes increasingly easier to digest, introducing a diverse array of singers and even softer moments featuring sweet and mellow string instrument motifs (Listen to “Coppertone Elegy” and “Years in the Hospital”). In the final pieces, the inventive shifts from a rhythmic approach to wild melodic ideas (Check out: “Goldwood Feat Elke Wardla”).

For a psychedelic, meditative, rhythm-rich experience, I highly recommend giving this album a try.

Author: Martín Cacho

Martín is a video game composer, producer and writer from Sonora, México.