Slovenian producer Anti Sucksess has long been a fascinating outlier in the underground, operating at the freezing point where experimental electronics and internet-driven subcultures collide. A talent who has been firmly on our radar with releases like ‘Baby Scumbag’ and the recent ‘fadechannel’, he’s become a unique and unwavering talent.
His latest offering, ‘User Not Found’, is another masterful expansion of this icy territory, delivering a new collection of tracks that feels less like a traditional album and more like a fragmented, beautiful corruption of our digital memories. It’s an immersive dive into signalwave, a genre that thrives on the tension between the familiar and the forgotten, cultivating a dreamy, dynamic space.
Throughout the record, Anti Sucksess artfully manipulates a palette of hazy textures and digital trap rhythms, creating a soundscape that is both cinematic and profoundly cold. It’s a record that captures the peculiar modern ache of drifting through old web caches and late-night algorithms; there is a distinct Y2K-inspired nostalgia here, yet it feels entirely contemporary in its execution.
As we’ve come to expect from his earlier work, ‘User Not Found’ functions as a rhythmic collage, a meticulously crafted journey where sounds constantly shift and evolve. The inclusion of subtle news broadcasts and snippets of weather channel audio provides a grounded, almost eerie counterpoint to the more abstract elements. On hybrid tracks such as ‘changes’ and ‘distance’, you hear a softer, more melodic side of his artistry. These moments see gentle echoes of storm fronts cutting through the mix, offering a lullaby-esque quality that provides a necessary breather from the record's more chaotic pulses.
The sequencing is particularly sharp. ‘dreamchasing’ serves as a standout example of his careful artistry, showcasing a light touch that balances minimalist melody with atmospheric weight. This leads into the fascinating triptych of ‘eternal’, ‘reality’, and ‘sleepyhead’. Here, the album feels like a dreamscape split down the middle; the ambient, ethereal bookends of ‘eternal’ and ‘sleepyhead’ are bisected by the more aggressive, pronounced beats of ‘reality’.
Ultimately, Anti Sucksess remains committed to his long-term vision, prioritising a sense of authenticity that is often lost in the saturated world of digital trap. User Not Found is a testament to the power of consistency and experimentation. It is a record of beautiful, controlled chaos—a hazy, corrupted signal from the underground that stays with you long after the final glitch fades out.
For more from Anti Sucksess, be sure to connect with him on Bandcamp, Instagram, Soundcloud, and YouTube.
