On this EP, running just over twenty minutes long, Gost continues his horror-influenced breed of synthwave, opening with the chattering synths, grinding bass drones, and slapping synth bass plucks of “Ritual”.  Energized but gloomy, dancy and downcast, the music makes an easy transition to the more disco-evident “Cascade”, which brings in echoing chimes and an increased swing to the beat, with a break evoking empty church ambience.  “Ascension” rounds out the first half with a rock-like main riff of buzzing tone counter-pointed by stabbing keyboards, kicking up the bass presence after cycling back around.

The B-side leads with “Within”, which opens with a melody like the main theme of Halloween before throwing it into a dance mode with buzzy bass and twinkling keyboard loops.  Some experimentation with the breaks doesn’t run on too long before sliding back into a twist on the established melody, but it does provide a welcome breather from the pressurized electronics.  Lastly, “Horizon” contrasts its dirty bass with interjections of airy-vocal synth bursts, swapped out for tingly arpeggios and twitchy phasing once the build is clearly set.  Despite the EP’s brevity, it maintains high intensity through its run, and shows Gost gearing up for lengthier releases while using up some material that wouldn’t work as well in an LP format.