From the moment the opening chords drop, “MissaX 24 04 02” announces itself as a bold, genre‑blending experiment. The title suggests a date‑coded project (April 2, 2024), and the collaboration between Bunny Madison and Charlie Forde lives up to the intrigue: two distinct artistic personalities converge to create something that feels simultaneously familiar and fresh.
Founded in 2019 by visual artist‑producer Lena Koenig, MissaX Records quickly distinguished itself by pairing artists from divergent scenes. The label’s philosophy—“collision creates evolution”—encouraged collaborations that would be unlikely under conventional label structures. MissaX 24 04 02 Bunny Madison And Charlie Forde...
MissaX’s roster at the time of the 2024 release included: From the moment the opening chords drop, “MissaX
The MissaX 2024‑04‑02 EP was the label’s fourth major collaborative release, following “Polaris” (Lena Koenig & Kae Tempest) and “Fracture” (Béton & Mara Niu). The MissaX 2024‑04‑02 EP was the label’s fourth
| # | Title | Length | Key Elements | Notable Samples / Instruments | |---|-------|--------|--------------|--------------------------------| | 1 | “Echoes of Dawn” | 7:34 | Introductory ambient soundscape → gradual build into a rolling 4/4 techno groove. | Live violin glissandi (Madison), low‑frequency sub‑bass synth (Forde) | | 2 | “Neon Pulse” | 5:12 | Aggressive percussive loops, stuttered vocal chop (“you feel the pulse”). | Manchester rain field recordings, 909 kick, distorted synth lead | | 3 | “Midnight Lattice” | 8:45 | Complex polyrhythms, melodic arpeggios, breakdown featuring a spoken‑word snippet from a 1970s documentary. | Modular patch “Lattice”, spoken‑word from The City That Never Sleeps (1972) | | 4 | “Fractured Mirrors” | 6:58 | Dark, glitch‑heavy climax; abrupt tempo shifts from 120 BPM to 135 BPM. | Granular processed violin, reversed cymbal crash | | 5 | “Silhouette” (Bonus Track) | 4:27 | Ambient outro, minimal beats, fading violin drones. | Field recordings of a Berlin subway station, reverb‑washed piano |
Production Highlights
Lyrically, the piece explores themes of fleeting connection and the desire to seize a moment—fitting for a song anchored to a specific date. Lines like “We’re just a snapshot in the static, a flash before the night dissolves” manage to be both poetic and relatable without slipping into cliché. The collaboration’s chemistry is evident in the lyrical interplay, especially in the duet sections where each artist echoes the other’s sentiment.