- One of the most interesting things about Szare is that they're free agents. They've kept an arms-length affinity with Horizontal Ground, their first home, and have gone from label to label like stepping stones, mapping out their own route. After a short and clubby effort for Project 13 MCR, The Rain God Has Cursed The Golden Land sees the duo taking more room to stretch out.
Szare make great dance records, but their forte lies in the eyes-down, head-nodding moments that opener "The Silver Number" perfectly encapsulates. The beauty is in how they tinker with details that grow and mutate as the track rolls along. Their burgeoning underworlds of sound draw you in as the rest carries you away.
The staccato claps of "Buried Rails" allude to grime, much like what Szare did with "Scored." It's another of their distinct bass constructions. They've also used tribal nodes before, like on "Wild Boar," but here the theme takes a more obvious shape on the EP's B-side. "Crop Failure" has a fidgetiness that makes its voodoo ambience more floor-friendly, and "Overcharged By The Pump" sounds fueled by fire and dark magic.
TracklistA1 The Silver Number
A2 Buried Rails
B1 Crop Failure
B2 Overcharged By The Pump