Tritonic ascend with their psychedelic new single ‘Oh, Sinai!’
Tritonic have always operated at the intersection of the visceral and the cerebral, but with their latest single ‘Oh, Sinai!’, the band elevate their craft into a fully immersive, almost ritualistic experience. As the final taste of their forthcoming cassette-only opus ‘Bend the Arc!’, the track exemplifies what it means to merge concept, performance, and production into a single, cohesive statement. It’s an ambitious, uncompromising vision that rewards patience and curiosity.
From the first dissonant plucks of homemade fretless guitars, ‘Oh, Sinai!’ asserts itself as a philosophical undertaking. The layers unfold slowly, weaving sludge-heavy riffs with prog-inspired flourishes, where each note is deliberately placed to evoke a sense of inquiry and introspection. Lyrically, the song navigates the existential and esoteric, threading gnostic Christianity’s eternal questions with intensely personal reflections. The effect is simultaneously ancient and immediate, placing us in a liminal space where theology and lived experience collide.
Unlike conventional releases, Tritonic’s decision to present ‘Bend the Arc!’ exclusively on wax-dipped cassette adds another layer of ritual to the listening experience. The crackle and warmth of tape seem inseparable from the music itself, amplifying the organic, tactile nature of the fretless instruments and accentuating the deliberate imperfections that make the track feel human, raw, and alive.
For followers of the band, ‘Oh, Sinai!’ also represents a thematic culmination of Tritonic’s trajectory; from the aquatic experimentation of ‘Swimmer’ EP, through the genre-defying chaos of ‘Algae Bloom’, and the heretical pop flourishes of ‘Port of Spain’. Here, austerity and density reign, yet the arrangement rewards repeated listens, revealing subtle math-rock intricacies, gospel-tinged harmonics, and prog-sludge grandeur that persist long after the track ends.