Crash Course Ep
General
| Oct 2011
Reviews
Deniz Cebenoyan
Reviewed 2011-12-09
Reviewed 2011-12-09
Vex Ruffin/ “Crash Course” / Stones Throw Records
Male singer/noise artist. Voice is more like bored talking, reminiscent of the hot guy in high school who thought he could be in a band because of his Gavin Rossdale haircut. Despite non-noteworthy vocals, the focal point here is the heavy beats/distortion, noisy sound. Songs often include a goth-rock feel, with lots of synths, and almost always a solid melody, though frequently repetitive.
No FCCs detected. Favorites include: 2, 6.
1. 3:10 Slightly atonal apathetic singing over solid beat and bass.
2. *2:28 Starts with nice uptempo beat, heavily distorted guitars and vocals ensue. Voice sing-talks mostly around one note, but distortion/beat/vague melody make it nice.
3. 2:11 Heavily distorted vocals, sounds a bit like indie lo-fi haunted house music.
4. 3:01 Midtempo, almost caricature-esque forced low vocals, like he’s trying to do a bad impression of someone… someone I don’t know. Repetitive, mostly 2 chords.
5. 2:56 Vocals clearly evoke The Clash/Sex Pistols, over repetitive bass melody.
6. *2:44 Repetitive vocals/electric guitars, but something vaguely catchy about it.
7. 3:31 Synth background, occasional “ooos” to add a bit of texture in chorus. Nice semi-sudden (synth) instrumental ending.
Deniz Cebenoyan
Male singer/noise artist. Voice is more like bored talking, reminiscent of the hot guy in high school who thought he could be in a band because of his Gavin Rossdale haircut. Despite non-noteworthy vocals, the focal point here is the heavy beats/distortion, noisy sound. Songs often include a goth-rock feel, with lots of synths, and almost always a solid melody, though frequently repetitive.
No FCCs detected. Favorites include: 2, 6.
1. 3:10 Slightly atonal apathetic singing over solid beat and bass.
2. *2:28 Starts with nice uptempo beat, heavily distorted guitars and vocals ensue. Voice sing-talks mostly around one note, but distortion/beat/vague melody make it nice.
3. 2:11 Heavily distorted vocals, sounds a bit like indie lo-fi haunted house music.
4. 3:01 Midtempo, almost caricature-esque forced low vocals, like he’s trying to do a bad impression of someone… someone I don’t know. Repetitive, mostly 2 chords.
5. 2:56 Vocals clearly evoke The Clash/Sex Pistols, over repetitive bass melody.
6. *2:44 Repetitive vocals/electric guitars, but something vaguely catchy about it.
7. 3:31 Synth background, occasional “ooos” to add a bit of texture in chorus. Nice semi-sudden (synth) instrumental ending.
Deniz Cebenoyan
Recent airplay
Man With A Plan
Modern Donkey — Jan 10, 2012
Man With A Plan
Brownian Motion — Jan 04, 2012
Man With A Plan
Brownian Motion — Dec 14, 2011
Charting
2011-12-11 — 2012-02-12
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 15 | 1 |
| Jan 8 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Sacrifice | ||
| 2. | Man With A Plan | ||
| 3. | Crash Course | ||
| 4. | Shield For You | ||
| 5. | I'm Creative | ||
| 6. | My Mind | ||
| 7. | Hey Jerald |