CS Hellmann Unleashes a Blistering, Unnerving Masterpiece With “Waves Waves” That Redefines Vocal Power
- STAFF
- May 27
- 4 min read
By: Staff
Dark, volatile, and hypnotic, CS Hellmann delivers a sensory thrill unlike anything we've heard before.
We’ve already been avid followers of CS Hellmann, so when news of his latest release hit, it felt less like anticipation and more like a compulsion. We needed to hear it. From the very first seconds of “Waves Waves,” that hunger was met with intensity and purpose.
The track opens with a thunderous and cinematic burst. Drums pummel the atmosphere while a growling, ominous bassline rolls in like storm surge, setting the tone for something massive, yet elusive. And what also follows that shattering entrance is a vocal arrival that hits like a revelation. We weren’t ready, and there was no way to be.
There’s a deliberate gravity to the way CS Hellmann crafts both the sound design and the vocal energy here. With a menacingly low register and an almost spectral chill, his voice surfaces like something out of the deep. It's cold, eerie, and baritone, balancing between intimacy and theatrical power. It’s bold, unrelenting, and unnervingly charismatic. There’s a line that cuts particularly deep:
“Losing battle against the water / time and time again”
—delivered with such drained intensity that it feels both confessional and foreboding.
This doesn’t sound like a performance as much as it feels like a psychic rupture. Hellmann seems to grant himself total permission, embracing chaos and control in equal measure. It’s an unleashing, a raw excavation of instinct rather than a calculated pose. What results is a new layer of artistic identity. It feels recently awakened and dangerously potent.
The most compelling tension in his delivery is the collision of devotion and detachment. It’s as if it’s 50 percent pure, breathless urgency and 50 percent cold apathy. The result is unnerving in the best way. You get that same icy, electric sensation you’d feel just before the villain of a psychological thriller tells you they’ve fallen in love with you, and that’s why they have to bury you alive. That dichotomy is everywhere in “Waves Waves.” It is emotional but stoic, explosive but restrained, full of dread and desire. CS Hellmann doesn’t just sing. He confronts you.
And when the bassline returns, it isn’t just heavy; it’s carnivorous. The production dances on the edge of collapse, thunderous and seething with distortion. Hellmann’s voice moves through it like he’s striding through the wreckage of a world he just set fire to. As if emerging from ruin, he continues with a delivery that becomes both scorching and elegant. It is blistering and sharp, but never chaotic for its own sake.
Next is the marriage of this and his guitar work. There’s a physicality in those higher, screeching guitar notes. They deliver a tactile kind of voltage, like what electricity might feel like as it arcs across your skin and flashes through your synapses. It’s raw but deliberate, and it sends a physical jolt through your nervous system. That sharp and gritty edge is something we couldn’t get enough of. And what we loved even more was the persistence. The way the arrangement refuses to let up. With a sustained and blistering vocal delivery, Hellmann soars over a guitar section that feels infinite, as if stretching time itself. The result is an intoxicating thrill ride of sensory overload.
When the sonic tidal wave finally breaks and crashes into its dramatic end, we’re left in stunned awe. CS Hellmann’s performance, both vocally and in terms of guitar presence, reaches beyond genre or influence. It feels like he’s tapped into something elemental. From the initial spark of inspiration to whatever strange, beautiful detour brought him to this final result, we can only imagine the moment in the studio when everyone knew. This track was something singular. Something fearless. And we’re anxiously waiting to see what he’s going to unleash next.
CS Hellmann’s “Waves Waves” is a searing, genre-defiant triumph that commands attention and rewires the senses
CS Hellmann is forging a dark, visceral sound that resists categorization. It is equal parts atmospheric and abrasive, emotional and defiant. His style draws from a palette of ominous textures, searing guitar work, and brooding intensity. It merges heavy rhythmic foundations with raw melodic instincts.
Produced by Jared Corder at the Polychrome Ranch, a secluded cabin studio tucked into the East Tennessee foothills, the recording captures a sense of urgent spontaneity. Live-wire guitar solos were laid down in single takes and tracked to analog tape for a gritty warmth that pulses beneath the surface. The laid-back creative environment, complete with an Airstream trailer for guests, became a space where instinct shaped every decision.
Hellmann’s music balances tension and release with a cinematic sweep. There’s a storm beneath the calm. Grooves grind with swagger, pre-choruses swell with unnerving beauty, and an undercurrent of emotional volatility makes each transition feel explosive. It’s a style that thrives on duality. It is slinky yet massive, refined yet unhinged. His latest work finds him leaning further into distortion and edge, exploring heavier tones and a more primal vocal delivery, all while allowing melody and vulnerability to bleed through. The result is a sound that feels both confrontational and strangely intimate.
This is CS Hellmann after a reincarnation, and we know there's no going back.
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