Track listing: Pasha's Night Out, Keep Going, The Salton Sea, Persistence, 0s and 1s, Hype, Old Town, AmenBr8k, Night Drive, Odyssey

Upgrade is the latest album by Boston-based electronic musical project mentalEscape. Led by Sarajevo producer Mirza Causevic, the record covers a lot of ground--tributes of sorts to The Balkans, Prodigy and genres ranging from breakbeat, drum n bass, hip-hop, and trip-hop to cyberpunk.

As you listen, you embark on an emotional sonic experience. mentalEscape incorporates aspects of his homeland (Balkans) into several tracks--a blending of tradition with cutting edge production and beats. "The Salton Sea" evolved from inspiration by the trumpet piece Val Kilmer acted out in the feature film The Salton Sea. And "AmenBr8k" culls its vibe from "Digital" by Goldie featuring KRS-One, bringing the legendary Amen Break to the forefront.

What you end up with across the entirety of Upgrade is a sort of comprehensive, immersive experience into historical aspects of electronic music. There's something for fans of all electronic subgenres. But the record isn't just a piecemeal patchwork of random sounds and samples. mentalEscape weaves everything together into a tightly cohesive work that puts on display his own wide range of influences.

Start your mentalEscape journey on any of their platforms: Bandcamp mentalescape.bandcamp.com, Soundcloud soundcloud.com/mentalescape, Spotify spotify.com/artist/2nijFk5UCd4OgBMaOFlx5b, and YouTube youtube.com/mentalescape.