Carnival Variant:Compact Disc as much hyper-sensory as inter-dimensional

as much hyper-sensory as inter-dimensional

whirlpool reverie of "Tappan

at the crossroads of holiness and hallucination

” Unfortunately Ikon collapsed on the eve of the project's completion

Steady muted rhythmic pulses wind through wintry landscapes of icy synthetic textures

Carnival Variant:Compact Disc as much hyper-sensory as inter-dimensionalCarnival, the new EP from trauma ray, finds the Fort Worth band capturing some of their strongest, most intense, and exploratory work within the boundaries of a whirlwind year. The breakout success of Chameleon, their 2024 debut album on Dais Records, further established trauma ray amidst the current wave of shoegaze revivalists, yet increasingly agile, able to weave between scenes, touring throughout 2025 with the likes of Deafheaven, Loathe, and