Poter Elvinger Wind

The first seconds of this track are a delusional intro – sort of a report from a process that took place by pure serendipity. For a moment we hear a distorted voice released from the ocean abyss, then we witness a resounding emergence of a female silhouette still dressed in foamy apparel. And that's when the feast kicks off. People who are gathered around join the celebration recognizing a supernatural being in the newcomer and together praise the elements, the only creators and providers to every single thing. Divine imponderables begin to float on invisible aerial routes, stardust covers up the place, gossamer ensnarls the mob in its fine web and the ocean is starting to build up, get wild. When this ritual orgy is about to come to a climax, the wind blows stronger and we hear a heavenly voice that makes everything blur, lose its colours and languish until it disappears completely. No, that wasn't the irate Creator avenging betrayal and sacrilege. That was a radio DJ's voice, because everything that happened on the oceanic island was just a part of the song.

The song was made by Poter Elvinger (real name Matthew), a 20 year old resident of London and member of an obscure hip-hop collective, named Last Night in Paris. His laptop-made music exploits many styles (from chillwave cliches and trap rhythm (goombawave, anyone?) to some oneiric pieces) and includes miscellaneous samples that combined create fascinating post-Internet compositions. And dreamy "Wind", based mainly on King Crimson's sample, is his slickest offer so far. Prog-rock die-hards probably want to rape him for that, but we should remember that this game is all about constant re-doing of old stuff, so let's not even go into that discussion. It's better to consider what Elvinger actually did here. It sounds like Rachel Goswell going to sleep in velvet linens to the sound of "Collapsing At Your Doorstep" played from a smartphone. Does this metaphor hit the mark? Hard to say, what's important is that everyone can offer their own interpretation and probably just as warranted. And so did Elvinger – the story told in "Wind" is genuine, though based on a well-known motif, because he made it up by himself.

(Translated by Krzysztof Michalak)