THE FADER
THE FADER
London-based singer-producer Yodashe has a potent mix of chops and vision. She makes unsettled songs that squirm like Rorschach inkblots through the ear canal toward a primal place in the reptilian brain. With “MRKTPLC,” she takes a shot at digital streaming platforms across the globe, switching from dance-pop to synth-punk to darkwave and regions beyond in defiance of algorithmic categorization. It’s a glitchy whirlwind that’s as fun for a human to experience as it will be for a machine to parse. — Raphael Helfand, The FADER
KALTBLUT
KALTBLUT
Conceived amid the solitude of the initial London lockdown on Easter day, the track serves as a poignant meditation on the pandemic’s incipient phase, encapsulating the melancholy and confusion born of abrupt seclusion. The composition’s irregular structure echoes its tumultuous theme, culminating in a second half that is both fierce and disorderly, evoking a whirlwind sensation. Yodashe’s vocals transform progressively, painting a picture of humanity’s devolution into a remote, almost inhuman state. The piece ambitiously plunges into the altered state of our collective reality, leaving a profound and moving impact. — Nicola Phillips, KALTBLUT.