REVIEW: Bleed Electric – ‘This Is My Masterpiece’

Thirteen years is a long time for a record to vanish. Yet Bleed Electric’s ‘This Is My Masterpiece’ (originally released in 2012 and wiped from existence without warning) is back on our dials, and it feels as defiant, dazzling, and disorienting as ever. Delivering a sprawling, genre-defying fusion of hip hop, electronica, rock, metal, and cinematic flair that refuses to exist neatly in any category. Calling it “Future Fresh” might seem audacious, but listening to this reissue, it’s hard to argue.

From the opening beats of ‘A New Reason’, Bleed Electric stakes its claim in a soundscape that is simultaneously sleek and jagged. Rhythms twist unpredictably between electronic glitch, funky percussion, and distorted guitar riffs, while vocals navigate effortlessly between rapped urgency, melodic hooks, and atmospheric layering. Tracks like ‘Jus’ Been Thinkin’ ‘Bout You (Yeah)’ and ‘Angel Fly’ oscillate between intimate vulnerability and colossal, almost apocalyptic production, a dynamic tension that has become the band’s signature. Even the more straightforward moments, such as ‘Pragmatic’, are refracted through cinematic textures that feel alive, almost sentient.

What sets ‘This Is My Masterpiece’ apart is its multidimensional storytelling. Every track feels like a fragment of a larger, futuristic narrative, unfurling a combination of memory, myth, and New York energy distilled through a 21st-century lens.

Revisiting ‘This Is My Masterpiece’ now is more about revelation than anything else. The EP has aged like a technicolour time capsule, maintaining its audacity, unpredictability, and “cannot-be-boxed” ethos. It is as exhilarating in 2025 as it was in 2012, delivering an audacious statement and a reminder that some works of art are too vivid to stay buried.

Bleed Electric’s ‘This Is My Masterpiece’ will be available to stream from the 31st October.