Review: Eshach - Ada EP (Karakol)

Mornin' as Eshach opens his 'Ada' EP from the beautiful soundscape of a garden in Porto, awaiting the school bell to stop and let the birds sing!

That's how the debut release from producer and composer Eshach starts this EP (with 'Intro (Bingin') as the other three tracks mark "a refined and confident entry into the electronic music landscape. Melodic, cinematic, and soulful to the core, Ada is a carefully curated introduction to Eshach’s world… one where emotion, groove, and storytelling coexist across four distinct yet cohesive tracks".

The title track, 'Ada'  continues the link to the outdoors with more twittering birds in the background but the location moves to more of a workshop environment with factory banging sheet metal/bottle shop that turns echoy dub but without getting industrial; quite the opposite, as it rolls on a funky baseline.

Wasn't expect an Afro-house switch with 'Am I Here' but you can't go wrong with a bit of flamingo jazz flute gang business and then to finish off, 'Piantito' that's arguably more mainrom as it references some of the the elements in the other three track with a melodic theme that weaves pictures around your head.

We're told this EP "represents the beginning of Eshach’s solo journey… an assured debut that balances club functionality with musical storytelling" and YATM are happy to agree. 

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Artist: Eshach
Title: Ada EP 
Release date: 6th February, 2026
Label: Karakol
Catalog Number: KR001
Format: Digital / Bandcamp