Ark
Bacchus EP

Somewhat surprisingly, "Psychotic Window" is Bjarki's second full-length outing of 2019 - though eagle-eyed readers may note that it was previously available as a "secret bonus album" within the highly limited edition boxed version of its predecessor, "Happy Birthday". It's therefore unsurprising that it explores similarly sonic territory, with the Icelandic artist flitting between glacial ambient, moody, Biosphere style IDM, dubbed-out doom-scapes, post trip-hop breakbeat fuzziness, unsettling electronica, Autechre-esque beat tracks and stripped-back, sub-heavy techno. While stylistically varied, it's uniformly moody and atmospheric, with a creeping sense of paranoia and despair that pervades even the most melodic of tracks.