SAW THE FEELING IN THE HEART OF THINGS
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HYPRK
Reviewed 2023-05-01
Reviewed 2023-05-01
Drowned by Locals hits it out of the park again with another deliciously chaotic release of jumbly rumbly sound collages. Lucien Balconi (Strasbourg, France) serves up a hectic but refined blend of boisterous samples, complex beats, and intriguing melodies featuring hand-crafted instruments. Influences span nature field recordings, videogame soundtracks, Sonidero culture, cartoons, and Southern trap. Check it out.
FCC CLEAN
RIYL: Hype Williams, Negativland, Giant Claw, James Ferraro, Ssaliva, Doon Kanda
TRY: 2, 3, 7, 1
(*1.) (1:45) Lazer beam pulses, bongos, lots of cartoonish samples, sirens, fuzzed out guitars, frenzied laughing from anime characters, etc all thrown into a gyrating beat
(*2.) (2:15) Chopped up chipmunk vocals and a hand-drum and cello-led beat. Sampled ad libs from Lil Jon and Three 6 mafia. Heavy sonidero influences/samples throughout
(*3.) (2:56) Gyrating, churning cumbia with foundsounds and phaser effects
(4.) (4:05) Serene strummed guitars with buzzy noises
(5.) (3:55) A groggy beat, long pulses of synth, frog noises, water splashes, sound effects taken from a samurai movie (?), violins, fuzzy electric guitar
(6.) (1:45) Chipper 8-bit sounding melodies, hand-drums, washes of static, strange squelching noises, sinister movie snippet “this place needs some decoration…with blood”
(*7.) (7:50) Epic, longform, and droney. Lonesome melodica, ambient guitar, occasionally punctuated by movie clips and walkie talkie chirps. Last 20 seconds are very quiet
FCC CLEAN
RIYL: Hype Williams, Negativland, Giant Claw, James Ferraro, Ssaliva, Doon Kanda
TRY: 2, 3, 7, 1
(*1.) (1:45) Lazer beam pulses, bongos, lots of cartoonish samples, sirens, fuzzed out guitars, frenzied laughing from anime characters, etc all thrown into a gyrating beat
(*2.) (2:15) Chopped up chipmunk vocals and a hand-drum and cello-led beat. Sampled ad libs from Lil Jon and Three 6 mafia. Heavy sonidero influences/samples throughout
(*3.) (2:56) Gyrating, churning cumbia with foundsounds and phaser effects
(4.) (4:05) Serene strummed guitars with buzzy noises
(5.) (3:55) A groggy beat, long pulses of synth, frog noises, water splashes, sound effects taken from a samurai movie (?), violins, fuzzy electric guitar
(6.) (1:45) Chipper 8-bit sounding melodies, hand-drums, washes of static, strange squelching noises, sinister movie snippet “this place needs some decoration…with blood”
(*7.) (7:50) Epic, longform, and droney. Lonesome melodica, ambient guitar, occasionally punctuated by movie clips and walkie talkie chirps. Last 20 seconds are very quiet
Recent airplay
Gerris
Everything — Aug 12, 2023
Rideau Perle
None — Jul 30, 2023
Rideau Perle
Oh Messy Life — Jul 27, 2023
Ascendant Scorpion
Music Casserole — Jul 22, 2023
Braises
Oh Messy Life — Jul 13, 2023
Angy
Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles — Jul 08, 2023
Charting
2023-06-10 — 2023-08-12
Electronic
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 13 | 1 |
| Aug 6 | 1 |
| Jul 30 | 1 |
| Jul 23 | 1 |
| Jul 16 | 2 |
| Jul 9 | 1 |
| Jul 2 | 1 |
| Jun 25 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Rideau Perle | ||
| 2. | Dame De Pique | ||
| 3. | Braises | ||
| 4. | Ascendant Scorpion | ||
| 5. | Gerris | ||
| 6. | Desmond | ||
| 7. | Angy |
