Anniversary Place ‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎[CLIPP188] by Irene J. Eileen

We were sent Irene J. Eileen’s tunes sometime during the epic worldwide famous Melbourne lockdown of 2020. Scrolling through demos and listening to segments on a riverside walk during the allocated 1 hour of exercise within a 5km radius in mid winter. These tunes rolled with the crispy but crusty energy we felt of the moment, as the entire planet crept forward into a global lo-fi ice age. “Give You” starts out with some smokers-cough beats piano loop interrupted by “more cowbell” style hi hat taps, before being set upon by thudding kicks, crunchy claps and an all round general house vibe. The whole thing drips with a lo-fi warmth, and slides like the perspiring droplets on the side of a sunset mojito. “Sunroom” keep this heat action chuggin’ into a kind of lofi euphoria territory before roping you back back into the pre morning rush hour feels of EP closer. An exercise in restrained groove, syncopation and arpeggios relaxes into the forest energy of “Carlisle”s main crescendo. The entire affair moves like bodies in and out of steaming saunas and ice cold sea water. Find your place in this groove.