For over a decade, Jess Labrador’s deeply personal work as Chasms has always felt like an unveiling. The third full-length under the Chasms name, ‘Glimpse of Heaven’ follows 2019’s meditative and moody ‘The Mirage.’ Adding to the project’s ethereal electronic pop and dub pulse, Labrador steps into new territory with an expanse of vaporous synths and samples while trading in washes of reverb for starker moments of closeness and intimacy. Skittered beats tether drifting textures, sub bass, sparse guitar embellishments, and Labrador’s delicate, airy vocals for a steady drip of creeping melancholy. ‘Glimpse of Heaven’ is a fully realized version of Chasms beyond its influences. To say that the album is a seamless evocation of such disparate sounds as Massive Attack, Sade, Seefeel and Dif Juz is to say it is wholly unique.

Record Label: Felte

Photo credit: Corinne Schiavone

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