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Bungalovv —Visited By Strangers (Genome 66.6Mbp)

[GNM029] Bungalovv - Visited by Strangers by Bungalovv

Argentinian producer Pablo Betas AKA Bungalovv ends his latest release with the title track, a plangent evocation of the isolation in which these seven tracks were recorded. Mixing percolating synths, off-kilter percussion and random electronic intrusions with barking dogs, the chattering of children and the sounds of wind and rain, “Visited by Strangers” evokes a womblike indoor existence, the pull of the outside world, inviting but vaguely threatening, and those moments of unexpected interruption whether welcome or not. The musical palette and its anthemic undertones are warm, as Betas works big statement tropes on a very human scale. The builds and drops, the celestial chords, the acoustic guitars and classical flourishes sound designed for proclamation but hit small and intimate. At times it feels like we’re about to experience the outbreak of a stadium ready anthems but instead he pulls back, opting for subtle subversion to create a series of vignettes in which the world feels closed in but each tiny break in the time soup attains significance and demands attention.

For the first time Bungalovv works with singers and his incorporation of voice tends to the spectral and splintered. At first there seems a disconnect between his instrumentals and the vocal tracks. On  “Behind the Storm,” he layers Argentine vocalist Catnapp’s auto-tuned vocals over scraps of atomized R’n’B and found sounds that ebb and flow like wavelets at low tide. In “Forget My Eyes,” Turkish singer Pervin Güzeldere AKA Okay Vivian whispers over strums of guitar, shards of piano and piercing high frequency effects. Both cuts are full of disrupted introspection with harsh textures that emphasize the fragility of voice.

 While his instrumentals more are expansive, his collaborations with Colombian artist Efe Ce Ele and German American producer Avernian also embrace the dissonance of familiarity and strangeness. The plucked strings that open “Glued Armor” give way to expansive swells of synth, but the ear is drawn to queasy rolls that underpin the track. That sense of unease repeats in the gamelan euro disco of “Sharing Spells.”  It evokes a world where people, having retreated into their own heads, must renegotiate the compromises of social interaction. Visited by Strangers was born of isolation but Bungalovv keenly evokes most strongly the euphoria and dread of those first stumbling steps back to civilization. 

Andrew Forell

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Genome 66.6Mbp de Shanghai presenta la compilación “Self Salvation”

Desde Shanghai, Genome 66.6Mbp se posiciona como uno de los sellos mas propositivos no solo en música experimental para el club sino en estética y moda nocturna. Arrancaron operaciones en Octubre del 2016 y en su catálogo podemos encontrar nombres esenciales para entender la movida clubera asiatica como Yoshitaka Hikawa, RUI HO, Dirty K, Organ Tapes, Charity y mas, ellos también se responsabilizan de las noches de club mas avanzadas de Asia en clubes como Elevator, Dada difunto Shelter. Esta segunda compilación tiene un sonido mas definido y concreto en el que se abstrae de manera interesante el concepto de dancefloor para explorar nuevas formas de apreciar el club. 

Compilation Vol.2 - "Self Salvation" by Genome 6.66Mbp

Los temas que destacan de esta compilación es el grime club de Dirty K en Torment, el hard-drum deconstruido de Kelvin T en Save Him From The Glass, el dancehall de Organ Tapes en Fa Shao y el cloud-rap de Charity en Pao Mo.

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