The trembling falsetto of Italy's Emiliano Maggi, heard here as Estasy, first surfaced around 2008 with the release of his self-titled CD-R for Finnish label Ikuisuus and sustained momentum last year with a one-off on GvB called "Wonder." Since then, he's dropped the Whitelaugh Blackcry CS for Living Tapes, and now has a proper debut LP, Locus Solus, due in early 2012 for Acéphale. While "Wild Wants" is our first taste from the upcoming Acéphale release, Whitelaugh standout "Wearhorses" provides a vulnerable portrait of Estasy's performance, exposing each breath as a moment of tension or release. --Matt Sullivan, Altered Zones
Whitelaugh Blackcry is out now on Living Tapes; Locus Solus is due to release in early 2012 on Acéphale Records

