The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from TROPICS. "Ionian Mirage" comes off the new EP, Reality Fever, forthcoming on Modern Entity. The Los Angeles-based British musician and electronic producer returns with his transcendent new single which is a deeply reflective and textural track. “Ionian Mirage” captures a sun-drenched escapism, born from isolation and emotional unrest. Ward shares:
“This song was about wanting to be on the other side of the world. I was lost in memories of the Mediterranean and Ionian Sea while being stuck in Los Angeles, writing my album and navigating a tough moment in life. It’s about trying to refine that spontaneous feeling which can tend to boil up, listen to yourself when your body and your mind want to run away somewhere, with someone.”
Built around a warm and eerie Rhodes loop, Ward layers brushed drums, bass, and psychedelic textures that conjure a dreamy, heat-hazed mirage of summer. A sonic postcard to elsewhere, “Ionian Mirage” balances longing with lush escapism. The upcoming album, Reality Fever, sees Ward take a grittier, more DIY approach. Written, produced, and composed entirely by him in his LA studio, the album melds indie-rock, post-punk, and experimental electronica with sharpened edges and heavier rhythms.
