lynyn - 4m Hiero (Sooper)

The Slow Music Movement
Jul 10
2 min read

This is the cover for lynyn's, "4m Hiero" track of ambient IDM. It consists of an abstract image with soft, cloud-like forms in pink, orange, and white hues. Light shines through, creating a dreamy, ethereal atmosphere. — The cover for lynyn's Ixona album and "4m Hiero" single

Better known to his family as Conor Mackey, lynyn is a classically trained musician and composer from Chicago, whose previous projects stretch all the way from pop to jazz, via orchestral endeavours and a pretty cool sounding day job making functional music informed by neuroscience principles for a specialty streaming platform. I haven't checked all his previous form and collaborations but I'm currently down with his electronic endeavours under his lynyn moniker. Apparently his interest in electronic music has its roots in listening to Roni Size at nine years old which led him on a slippery slope into IDM and dub techno. Now that's what I call good parenting.

Lynyn stands in field of tall grass with a calm expression. Background is misty and pale blue, conveying a peaceful, reflective mood.

The ambiguously entitled, "4m Hiero" sees lynyn firing the starting pistol on his forthcoming album Ixona, which is hitting the shelves on September 5th . Lynyn initially takes the listener by the hand, starting gently enough with some easy yet insistent future breaks and dreamy atmospherics that low key bump and low gravity float through the speakers. The easy groove, anchored by some weighty low frequencies and patiently building ambient layers, sweeping you along until the track encounters choppy, deep space funking synths and stuttering IDM for a moment of mind opening intensity. It's a short lived party though, as the track then morphs into a weightless ambient sound bath before a final ambient breaks flourish at the end.

It's a beguiling slice of variously soaring and soothing IDM that keeps you on your toes with its restless spirit, whilst urging you to hop on and hang on for the full cosmic voyage. Roll on the album.