Few artists have the ability to totally seduce over a few spins like Herva. What may seem messy at first listen starts to fall into sharper definition and Hyper Flux makes a very strong case for being his most seductive and mature record yet.
The title of the record explains his approach - he says “My music doesnt change for better or worse but it s made with a different perception of the moment, and it s always in flux. So on Hyper Flux hes dismantled the broken beats of his early records and drifts, dives and shivers, with beats blended into the haze, everything approached from unusual angles with none of the music sounding entirely digital as it smudges between manipulated live instrumentation and field recordings coupled with fm synthesis and space – there s a warm heart at the centre of this music. Of making the album he says “I challenged myself to play real instruments. I have a lot of guitars and weird acoustic instruments at my home and also my Dad s. He s primarily a guitarist and an inventor of instruments, so I have lots of those. Anyway I m not a pro but I m able to play drums quite well and I m not that bad on guitars and bass too, but the weirdo instruments are the best, you are even more free to reinvent how to play them since no one else knows how to.”