Daso’s “Daybreak” was one of the best records of 2005, minimal but filled with breathy ambience and warm, colorful synth lines. Continuing that trend is his new EP, three songs amusingly/creepily titled “Go Upstairs,” “Stay There” and “Until I Find You.” Mixing thumping basslines with lovely pads and layered, highly textural sounds, each has something unique to recommend it—from the spacious echoes of the first track, to the muted guitar-like lead of the second, to the unsettling, cavernous reverberations and metallic clinkings of the third. For only his second release, this is a stellar outing that balances introspection and darkness of tone with a very human melodicism.

My Best Friend / 018
[Mallory O’Donnell]