After a four-year hiatus, Stas Kurkou’s solo project, Red Vinci, has resurfaced with the emotionally electrified EP Where The Heart Is. In the spotlight is the single Sunset, an alt-electro embodiment of longing with cinematic depth and pseudo-industrial intensity. Red Vinci’s knack for blending lo-fi production with vivid synthetic textures remains as potent as ever, delivering a soundscape that fans of Covenant and Apoptygma Berzerk will revel in.
With Sunset, Kurkou builds on his thematic legacy, which began with Year Of The 9 and its exploration of identity, and Psycho, drenched in the neon-lit disillusionment of a GTA Vice City dreamscape. The latest release, the third instalment in this poignant chronology, dives into the emotional terrain of anxiety, belonging, and nurturing the inner child.
The track’s phasers burst like fragmented starlight through the tension-heavy production, visually representing the longing for luminosity as the synth-driven arrangement finds balance in Kurkou’s reverberated vocals, their softness a striking juxtaposition to the gritty textures, creating an emotional contrast that is as haunting as it is hypnotic.
The Where is the Heart EP was officially released on November 22; stream the EP on Spotify now.
Review by Amelia Vandergast