Paris-based sound sculptor Simon Tranber presents his much-anticipated debut EP ‘JNGL XP 93’ under the strobe-lit canopy, freshly out on his imprint Echo Des Cimes. This time, he hands the reins to visual alchemist and analog gear connoisseur Ammar Taibi, who unspools a mesmerising, glitch-drenched pilgrimage, drawing the audience deep into the subterranean realms of the backwoods.
A longtime maverick of the underground, Tranber – formerly known as Pipholp, channeling his output via Rue Râle – built his own lexicon of tangible abstraction, where jungle breaks dissolves into post-industrial trip-hop, braindance and downtempo hallucinations.
Taibi’s video treatment is an all-access pass to a Scandinavian taiga caught mid-metamorphosis, its pine-scented density warping into a delirious, neon-soaked datascape. The protagonist, locked into a peak-time psilocybin surge, hurtles through a dimension where algorithmic flora and pixelated psychedelia collide. Hypnotic fractals flash like high-definition adverts for ego dissolution, teasing the edge of perception.
For Tranber, this is no mere audiovisual trip, it’s a ride-or-die plunge into the very fabric of altered states. He explains:
“This video represents a psychedelic ride on a motorbike named JNGL XP 93 , I’ve cut some video samples I shot during my trip in Finland last summer. Then, I called Ammar Taibi, an artist who loves to collect video and photo equipment. The process has 2 steps: the video pass thru a Vasulka effect software controlled directly by Ammar to create a 3D effect and reacts with the sound. The 2nd time I controlled an analog video synth which changed colours, multiplied, created mirror effects and transition … This video is actually a live act session filmed by Sofia Lambrou on old TV from the 80′ and calibrated by Maxime Michel.”
‘JNGL XP 93’ is scheduled for release on 5th February. Order a copy from Bandcamp.
