Channelling his own explorations in search of the soul inside the machine, VRIL draws from the deep well of his live
performances to present his third LP for Delsin, Animist. Inside lie 12 pieces which seem to probe at the unknowable
distance between tangible consciousness and the astral plane, imbuing even the most seemingly synthetic of
materials with a living essence. Given his illustrious back catalogue, it’s no surprise to hear VRIL conjure explicitly
electronic music with such loaded emotional impact and seemingly organic animus, but in the process he also toys
with the idea of how far the technology’s spiritual potential can reach.