Explore the wide world of electronic sound this week with Bleep Bloop, Still Going, and Mr. Feathers!
Label: Vermin Street
Label: Vermin Street
Album: Wizardry EP
Artist: Bleep Bloop
Genre: Electronic
Filled with staggering electronic leads and stuttering, digitally saturated samples, Bleep Bloop’s new Wizardry EP is sure to please fans of the trip-hop and scratch DJ sound. The first description that comes to mind when listening is: swagger infused beats mixed from a cartoon sound effects compilation. Bleep Bloop has managed to craft a thematically unified album - continually referring to certain sonic motifs, such as a chunky clap track, without ever getting stale or redundant. “Bass Bay Brainiacs,” adds a welcome dash of rap to the hip-hop inspired beats of the rest of the album, thanks to cameos by Alfabetiks Anonymous and Captin Cartoon. The last four of Wizardry’s nine tracks are actually remixes by Grizzly J, Hypha, The Digital Connection, and Benito, respectively. Each remix gives a unique perspective on Bleep Bloop’s original tracks; so unique in fact that they take on lives of their own. Wizardry EP is an unapologetically crafted work with plenty to offer for the fan of urban-spiced electronica.
Filled with staggering electronic leads and stuttering, digitally saturated samples, Bleep Bloop’s new Wizardry EP is sure to please fans of the trip-hop and scratch DJ sound. The first description that comes to mind when listening is: swagger infused beats mixed from a cartoon sound effects compilation. Bleep Bloop has managed to craft a thematically unified album - continually referring to certain sonic motifs, such as a chunky clap track, without ever getting stale or redundant. “Bass Bay Brainiacs,” adds a welcome dash of rap to the hip-hop inspired beats of the rest of the album, thanks to cameos by Alfabetiks Anonymous and Captin Cartoon. The last four of Wizardry’s nine tracks are actually remixes by Grizzly J, Hypha, The Digital Connection, and Benito, respectively. Each remix gives a unique perspective on Bleep Bloop’s original tracks; so unique in fact that they take on lives of their own. Wizardry EP is an unapologetically crafted work with plenty to offer for the fan of urban-spiced electronica.
Label: Still Going Records
Album: D117
Artist: Still Going
Genre: Dance, Electronic
Still Going’s first release, D117, is a notable one. With smooth guitar licks, sweeping and stabbing string runs, brightly stricken piano chords, and a soulful vocal by Lizzy Yoder, Still Going hits a refined balance of depth and silky softness. This release consists of two nine-minute cuts of “D117”, each with a different focus. The first take puts the vocal track forward while the second emphasizes the electric guitar. Despite its short eighteen minute length, Still Going’s new-old sound of smooth rock meets techno will no doubt leave you with a good feeling that goes on and on.
Still Going’s first release, D117, is a notable one. With smooth guitar licks, sweeping and stabbing string runs, brightly stricken piano chords, and a soulful vocal by Lizzy Yoder, Still Going hits a refined balance of depth and silky softness. This release consists of two nine-minute cuts of “D117”, each with a different focus. The first take puts the vocal track forward while the second emphasizes the electric guitar. Despite its short eighteen minute length, Still Going’s new-old sound of smooth rock meets techno will no doubt leave you with a good feeling that goes on and on.
Label: Triangle Earth
Album: Knife Cream Sundae
Artist: Mr. Feathers
Genre: Electronic, IDM, Hip Hop
Knife Cream Sundae is an extremely appropriate name for Mr. Feathers' new album. Its devilish sound satisfies your musical sweet tooth while the twenty-seven terse tracks cut you a new one. In this last push, Mr. Feathers has achieved a level of diversity here that would make even the deepest of rain forest biospheres jealous. “Boom Lab Dog Treats” drones, buzzes, and barks in your ears one second, and before you know it “Guitar Wave Symphony” comes along like a deconstructed classical piece on acid. Experimental and minimalistic at times, without ever trying to lose the listener in a wave of pretentious subtext, this release is an engaging, bass driven thought experiment expressed musically. Triangle Earth, Mr. Feathers’ label, has expressed deep affection for his originality, and this should come to no surprise to those familiar or not with his work. Knife Cream Sundae is an eclectic collection of electronic sounds that is right up the alley of anyone with broad musical horizons.
Knife Cream Sundae is an extremely appropriate name for Mr. Feathers' new album. Its devilish sound satisfies your musical sweet tooth while the twenty-seven terse tracks cut you a new one. In this last push, Mr. Feathers has achieved a level of diversity here that would make even the deepest of rain forest biospheres jealous. “Boom Lab Dog Treats” drones, buzzes, and barks in your ears one second, and before you know it “Guitar Wave Symphony” comes along like a deconstructed classical piece on acid. Experimental and minimalistic at times, without ever trying to lose the listener in a wave of pretentious subtext, this release is an engaging, bass driven thought experiment expressed musically. Triangle Earth, Mr. Feathers’ label, has expressed deep affection for his originality, and this should come to no surprise to those familiar or not with his work. Knife Cream Sundae is an eclectic collection of electronic sounds that is right up the alley of anyone with broad musical horizons.
