Evilvis by Deafness: A Noisy, Twisted Trip You Won’t Forget
Let’s get one thing straight—Deafness isn’t here to hold your hand. Their 2012 album Evilvis slams into the room like an uninvited guest who refuses to leave but somehow makes the party way more interesting. This Ukrainian duo cooked up something wild under the Genetic Trance label, and it’s not for the faint of heart. If you’re into Rhythmic Noise, Experimental vibes, or just plain weird sounds that mess with your brain, this is your jam.
First off, can we talk about how Mad God pulled this compilation together? It feels like they took all the chaos of a broken TV screen and turned it into music. The album hits hard from track one, but two songs stuck in my head like gum on a shoe: “Only You (Deafness Remix)” and “Love Me Tender (Deafness Remix).”
“Only You” starts off like a bad dream you don’t wanna wake up from. There’s this glitchy heartbeat rhythm that keeps punching you in the chest while eerie synths swirl around like ghosts at a rave. It’s dark, yeah, but also kinda hypnotic—you know those moments when you’re lost in thought staring at nothing? That’s what this track does to you. By the time it ends, you’re left wondering if you even exist anymore. Heavy stuff.
Then there’s “Love Me Tender,” which flips Elvis’ smooth croon into some kind of dystopian nightmare fuel. The original melody peeks through occasionally, like sunlight cracking through storm clouds, but Deafness warps it into something unsettling. The bassline growls, the beats stutter unpredictably, and before you know it, you’ve been sucked into their twisted world. Honestly, I kept replaying this one because it felt so… wrong yet right? Like eating junk food late at night—it’s bad for you, but damn, does it taste good.
What makes Evilvis stand out is its refusal to play nice. It doesn’t care if you “get” it or not. Some parts are abrasive as hell, others feel like abstract art made of sound waves. But isn’t that what experimental music should do? Mess with your expectations, push boundaries, make you question reality?
So here’s the kicker—I listened to this album during a power outage last week. Sitting in the dark, headphones on, surrounded by nothing but shadows and static electricity, it hit differently. Almost too perfectly creepy. Maybe that’s why I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. Either way, props to Deafness for creating something this raw and unforgettable. Now excuse me while I go untangle my brain.
