Red Axes open their account on 20:20 Vision with Red Box, the first chapter in a planned trilogy, and it’s a reminder of why Niv Arzi and Dori Sadovnik remain such magnetic outliers in electronic music. Since 2010, the duo have treated genre boundaries as little more than loose suggestions, folding disco, indie, techno, house, electro‑funk and dub into a sound that feels instinctive rather than eclectic.
Their catalogue across Permanent Vacation, Crosstown Rebels, Dark Entries, Phantasy Sound and Fabric has already proven their versatility, but this release frames it with a sharper sense of intent. The EP’s title track is a spaced‑out, bleep‑and‑bass excursion that nods to early machine music while firing off live snares and tape‑delay chaos. Eko shifts the mood, pulling from the deep, hypnotic pulse of early WARP releases, its vocal urging listeners to confront the “Fear to Change” with a kind of quiet insistence. On the flip, Random Factor’s remix of Red Box pares everything back, letting synth washes and melancholic tones breathe. The closing cut, FTS, is the wild card: granulated vocals, chopped breakbeats and a hook that sneaks up unexpectedly. It’s a confident, shape‑shifting opener to the trilogy — unmistakably Red Axes, and unmistakably forward‑leaning.
