Andrey Hristozov describes himself as a producer with a phobia of used car dealerships. Based in Sofia, Bulgaria, he’s using Eorn alias to create experimental jungle breaks, ambient, drone and techno music.
Words by Marco Guerra
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Photo credits: Andrey Hristozov
“I Still Remember You” is a four track EP and Eorn’s second release after his debut with the single “Aiwa / Aponama” in 2020. In the first release, we can immediately witness Eorn's willingness to move between sounds with a more marked rhythm and others that are slower or beatless. But while the two debut songs nod to deep techno and electronica / leftfield, the new EP points in other directions: it's definitely a record with one foot in jungle and the other in ambient and drone.
"Motorola" opens with a sample of a Bulgarian voice and from the start it sheds light on what's to come. Quick and sharp breaks, with direct effects on our hips that won’t stop shaking. And why Motorola? Yes, the old cell phones that we used until not so long ago are one of the honorees of this EP.
"Mladost", or "youth" in English. Here, forget what you’ve heard before: the drums disappear, the euphoria too and suddenly we are rocked by brilliant ambient music with bits of experimental. The bass is slurred, futuristic, with a heavenly melody and just the right amount of distortion. Emotional as hell! I like all the tracks on the EP, but this one is without a doubt my favorite. “Mladost” is also the name of Andrey Hristozov favorite neighborhood in Sofia, which seems to be a soviet architecture construction.
And now, it's time to return to jungle, in an even more expressive way. "Yakoshiba" brings on the classic Amen-break and short samples of a very old school voice. We are suddenly again in the 90's dancing like crazy!
"ISRY" has the farewell honors and calms the mood again. It's a track where Eorn evokes memories and people we/he miss but are no longer here. Another astonishing ambient track, with a pad that is kind of ghostly and takes us to places now abandoned but once full of life. Purely cinematic, it fills our imagination with loads of slow-motion images.
This healthy schizophrenia sound of "I Still Remember You" makes the EP unique and puts Eorn on a level of excellence within the reach of few.