Buzz on June 5th, 2013

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Like so many gifted DJs, Brooklyn-based Jeremy Malvin has both a background rooted in percussion, as well as a healthy synth obsession. Malvin records and performs under the moniker Chrome Sparks, creating blissed-out electronica ranging in demeanors from celebratory (“Luna Luxor”) to comatose (“Marijuana”). His recently released “Sparks” EP treads on terrain touched by Teen Daze, Millionyoung, and Korallreven, but with an avant flair, and a reluctance to stick to anything formulaic. Each of the EP’s six  tracks share a consistent warmth, as well as an uplifting hopefulness even when feeling vulnerable (“Gates to Heaven”) or wounded (“Send The Pain On”). A pair of playful, outwardly confident tracks (“Comic Claps of Love”  and “Your Planet”) bring balance to a captivating EP that also feels very personal, a difficult task when working in electronica. The  Chrome Sparks live experience has many different incarnations, ranging from a one man show to an eight-piece band.

||| Download: The “Sparks” EP on a name-your-price basis.

||| Stream: “Luna Luxor” and “Marijuana” (or the whole EP)

||| Live: Chrome Sparks plays June 11 at the Echoplex.