{"id":694235,"date":"2025-10-11T09:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/blawans-sickelixir-review-grotesque-gorgeous-dance-music\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T09:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:05:09","slug":"blawans-sickelixir-review-grotesque-gorgeous-dance-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/blawans-sickelixir-review-grotesque-gorgeous-dance-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Blawan\u2019s SickElixir review: grotesque, gorgeous dance music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25da43efe13\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25da43efe13\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/blawans-sickelixir-review-grotesque-gorgeous-dance-music\/#The_English_musicians_second_album_is_unusually_entrancing\" >The English musician\u2019s second album is unusually entrancing.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_English_musicians_second_album_is_unusually_entrancing\"><\/span>The English musician\u2019s second album is unusually entrancing. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274791\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Blawan_by_Ryley_Paskal9_lzxiud\/blawan-photo-by-ryley-paskal.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Blawan\u2019s &lt;i&gt;SickElixir&lt;\/i&gt; review: grotesque, gorgeous dance music\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Blawan. Photo by Ryley Paskal.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274801\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            What could an industrial mincer on a maggot farm possibly sound like? A cacophony of motors, desperate squirming, and the soft, wet slap of meat against meat. Jamie Roberts, the English electronic producer known as Blawan, came across the machine at a job at age 14, and says that a \u201cclanging sound\u201d from the machine would influence his music. His fascination with this kind of sound \u2014 and how its surrounding context intensifies its discordance \u2014 has been present across Blawan\u2019s career. From his breakout 2012 song \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KL_Bbyi3ub8\">Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage<\/a>,\u201d Blawan has made ugliness a central part of his sound. On his excellent new album <i>SickElixer<\/i>, he pulls off an unprecedented balance with beauty, pushing his sonic identity to exciting new regions.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274803\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blawan - NOS\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9uFJhm0vaCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('274803');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274804\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Despite the overwhelmingly industrial sound, it would be facile to call it <i>SickElixer<\/i> \u201cdystopic\u201d when there\u2019s so much pleasure at its heart. These are unmistakable dancefloor fillers, but in place of celebratory vocal runs are unintelligible, addled grunts, its melodies mutating on a whim instead of hooking directly into your subconscious. That makes sticking with the album all the more rewarding: \u201cNOS\u201d offers breathless, obsidian sensuality in its clubby beats, while \u201cStyle Teef\u201d starts with a classic Detroit techno drum line and becomes increasingly elusive and frazzled. At its heart, <i>SickElixer<\/i> is a beacon for curious listeners who want to lose themselves in beats as much as discover new ways of arriving at that ecstasy. It\u2019s a bold gamble, and pays off immensely.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274792\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/59aRCCtOb1yMhdN9TM53zR?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/ca\/album\/sickelixir\/1827977106\"><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Jordan Darville<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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