Now the song “Vortex” is named perfectly. On the other hand, “Forever” is a little more upbeat and has a beat change at the end of the song which is a nice mix up. “So Bad” is more of a somber tone, but it has more of a consistent beat pattern which is relaxing. The songs “So Bad” and “Forever” are both very chill in their own way. “Blast Off” was an interesting feature with Pharrell Williams because it was almost an upbeat song trapped under heavy gloomy beats, but they balanced each other out so it did not sound awkward. Then the song “Lost in the Fire” featuring The Weeknd sounds like it would have been on his album Starboy, which is somewhat ironic because much of Hyperion is reminiscent of The Weeknd’s dark sounds of his original mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence. “Reset”, “Ever Now”, and “Memora” all had a dark tone and were generally slower songs. The song reminds me of something you would hear on a 90s joystick game but with a way better melody. The title track, “Hyperion” kicks off the album with its techno sound. I feel that Gesaffelstein holds his own with his various instrumentals. Sometimes songs will have a great instrumental or beat, and then the vocals come in and the singer ruins the song. Some people may get turned off by not having many vocals to hear, but instrumentals are sometimes all you need. He does not even have a producer tag on any song. The album’s only four featured vocalists are The Weeknd, Pharrell Williams, HAIM, and Electric Youth. It is usually typical for most albums by producers and DJs to be filled with vocals from other singers or rappers, but this is not the case for Hyperion.
Fans have long anticipated the new album, especially after getting the first single “Reset”, back in November 2018.
Either way, with 10 songs he leaves his mark on the listener without a doubt. That may or may not be the angle Gesaffelstein was going for with this album, but it seems creative if he was.
With some research, I found out from various Greek mythology sites that Hyperion was a titan that was apparently the father of light. This is only Gesaffelstein’s second studio album, but he has been in the game for over a decade. Gesaffelstein is ready to help you see the light with his new album Hyperion.
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