Constantly breaking out of contemporary forms and functions in composition, the career of the Belgian glitch producer Pierre Collie has been awash with groundbreaking sound design and motifs since his inception. Be it through saturated low-end, intuitive use of audio artifacts, or the personal slapstick nature of his music, Collie’s Poztman project has an immediate draw that’s hard to thumb down, and harder to replicate. Glitch music, in a raw format, is as exactly what the name suggests; anything from quaint to extreme asymmetry within a composition and sound palette. After years of sharpening personal artistic imagery into a fine science, the current zenith of Collie’s project is his debut LP Void Vermin.

The challenge in successfully portraying glitch music is almost always how asymmetry is introduced and wielded within a songwriting context, and Collie possesses an undeniable control and execution over this extraordinarily amorphous genre. Void Vermin, in action, it is a droning cornucopia that can sometimes feel bright, manic, and awash with color, and at other points feel deliberately brooding, embodying monochromatic arrays of grey texture. The tone choice greatly reflects the attitude of each track, such that “Cemetery Wind” and “World Egg Burst” are distinctly centered on timbre and note relationships, and “Burial Blossom” and “Subliminal Suicide” strictly focus on droning, repetitious percussion and synthesis. If at one moment, the album puts harmony and cadence on the center stage, the very next moment will assuredly descend into a torrent of resampled craftsmanship and intentionally combative sound design. It’s the ideal Poztman experience, fleshed out in astounding detail, and presented with extreme fidelity.

Adding further dimensions to the experience, the nineteen original tracks on Void Vermin are accompanied by thirteen remixes from an assortment of fellow glitch producers, including Man From Sol, Purfakt, and arkistrate. In that way, it is not just a dive into the recent Poztman developments; it is a showcase of cutting-edge glitch music from the genre’s contemporary standard bearers, and Collie’s seal of approval underscores the entire collection of tunes. While we sort through Void Vermin’s variety of flavors, we’re certain that the Poztman project’s next iterative adventures are already thoroughly under production, and we’re certain that his fellow audio pioneers are in lockstep right behind him.

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