‘Alex Stallion: Myths Edition’ by LOWER MARS is a 20-track alternative/indie odyssey that captures its listener in this interesting, narrative web of immersion. Eac track projects this unique, disonant and unsettling vibe that feels whole. This driven by an emotional narrative fueled by passion (blood) and lust.
Each track offers a perspective, while their soundscapes offer a unique insight into the artist’s mind. This while its narrative can be divided into distinct parts two halves.
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‘Alex Stallion’: The Tracks
‘Alex Stallion’ (I)
We begin with ‘My 1- Myths Experience’, a sweeping, panoramic experience that volleys from ear to ear. Its unique, yet unsettling ambient elements paired with their deep strings, synths and harsh percussion lends a sense of emotionality & gravitas to the track.
This with the track ‘My 1-Orchestral-Live at the Castle’ introduce us to the sound-pallete that helps paint this sweeping, expansive image. This orchestral version also marks the beginning of this album’s second half, a half that expands on the album’s themes while adding other perspectives to the songs.
The second track on the album is a track called ‘Fragile’, coming in with synths that attempt to stretch and spread out. The song’s sharp percussion pairs with a distorted vocal, creating this sense of distorted vulnerability.
Later down the line, ‘Fragile- Opponent’s Vision’ seems to do the opposite, allowing the instrumentation simmer while the vocals sound sharper and clearer. This sound is more triumphant, louder & clearer, while the lyrics seem to betray a sense of insecurity.
The third track on the album, ‘Sagrado’ feels as though it rewinds. This with harmonies and instrumentation that feel simultaneous ethereal and dynamic, moving backward while never truly grounding.
‘Alex Stallion’ (II)
The track ‘Lover (Your Night)’ is led by a seductive acoustic guitar, while the percussion and strings lend themselves to the track’s more explosive moments. The soundscape feels somewhere close to unsettling, but not quiet. It then ends abruptly and sharp.
‘Lover (Your Night)-Spanish Extended Version’ captures this essence while also delving deep into the track’s dynamic kinetic energy. Which is appropriate by that point in the narrative.
‘Lighthouse’ uses ambient tracking beeps and a deep string to double-down on the subtle tenseness in the narrative. The song’s vulnerability seems to stem from a sense of betrayal. This being a theme that’s been developing since the last track ‘Lover (Your Night)’.
‘Sword & Skin (Four-Leaf Clover)’ brings in guitars, ambient sounds, engaging percussion and distorted strings to create a mood. This mood that feels as though its in a dialectic (an argument). We’re still moving backwards, but its tinged with this sense of intimate longing.
“…Pull me closer, I’m so close to co-….”.
‘Werewolves (Mordida)’ is this longing and desire amplified, opening with distorted growls that form the basis of the track. Its steeped in this sense of possessiveness, bordering on obsession, building into a seductive groove that feels deep, dark and haunting.
‘Alex Stallion’ (III)
The three versions of ‘Green-Eyed Killer’ on the album, two of which are reinterpretations (of sorts) by Bbynito and Mothwave, allow this track to have varied dimension. Its original version begins with coins falling and our narrator claiming “….I owe you nothing now…”. Transaction complete.
Its desire poured in ten-fold, over an addictive rhythm. Words clear as day. Bbynito’s version elevates the track into something brighter, while Mothwave’s version pulls it down. Both showcasing the two vast, varied emotional extremes on this track
‘Witch’s Lair-Myths Experience’ begins groggy, as though both the soundscape and the narrator awaken disoriented. This while a voice calls out to them, appealing to their desire and making promises. There’s something alluring about this track, this that gives it this intense sense of gravitas, especially towards the end of the album’s first half.
‘Inferno’ marks the end of the album’s first half, where we find our narrator in a dark headspace. Its soundscape and narrator feel almost defeated, while the track’s percussion begins to build with intensity. And the track’s synths move downward with earnestly.
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‘Alex Stallion’ (IV)
After the sweeping orchestral version of ‘My 1’, we are plunged into the dark ambience of ‘Bloodstream’. We’re introduced to vivid imagery through the track, all of which contributes in telling the story that feels whole yet unfinished.
‘Horse Dreams’ feels as though its filled with this sense of hope, lent to it by the timbre of the track’s strings. Its lyrics feel like an allegory for life, one that feels like a constant sprint but ever quiet stops. One where there’s no choice but to run till the end.
The track feels like a definite highlight on the album, and an important, universal message too.
The track that follows, ‘Magical Boy (Comes Late at Night)’ sets an instrumental tone that feels as though it’s pulsating. There’s something about this choice that adds to this track’s allure while our narrator and their beu rangle with this temptation. Its muddy, but whole.
“…’Cause I can’t keep the love without tears…”.
‘Poems in the Sunrise (Kiss)’ uses water to ultimately create ripples through expansive emotionality. The narrator reads our poetry with a cadence as slow and as languid as flowing water, allowing the words to stick to the listener almost intimately. This cadence also makes the words feel as though they’re lapping out of a bottle like a coded message.
This is followed by the Spanish version of ‘Lover (Your Night)’, ‘Fragile -Opponent’s Version’ and Bbynito & Mothwave’s reimaginings of ‘Green-Eyed Killer’. These versions lending themselves to the mood that’s been established throughout and seamlessly fitting into said mood.
‘Alex Stallion’ (V) & Conclusion
The final track on the album is ‘Head of a Man’, which is at first slow, before it picks up the pace to capture all the emotions it can. The slow bits are characterised by strings and the sounds one can associate with the word “wet”.
It even switches up to show us this story’s various perspectives, helping the listener reconcile with all the voices that have been introduced throughout.
To conclude, ‘Alex Stallion: Myths Edition’ by LOWER MARS is an expansive album, with a gripping narrative that constantly jumps perspectives. This allowing the audience to stay glued and immersed in the narrative as it unfolds, almost as though they’re strapped onto a rollercoaster and simply have to just go on for the right.
Dynamic, kinetic, moving and interesting.
The Artist
LOWER MARS is an artist from Madrid, Spain who began with making film soundtracks before evolving to blend avant-garde with reggaeton and hyperpop. He delves into Art Pop, Hyper Pop, Progressive Pop, Alternative RnB and Experimental music.
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