Electronic-Hip Hop-Bass

Shlohmo/Bad Vibes

 
Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 2011-06-30 13:22

From the first glimpses of Henry Laufer's work as Shlohmo, it was clear that the LA native and visual artist turned self-taught musician was onto something. With an effortless grasp on sound design, Laufer combines deceptively simple and emotive melodies, subtle bass drops and swinging slow motion drums. His early work has placed him at the forefront of a new wave of rising talent amongst West Coast producers.

Inspired by the desire to write songs and create a release of full-range instrumentation and vocals all his own, Laufer promptly began home-recording "Bad Vibes", his proper full-length debut album for the Friends of Friends label. Some might say the songs on "Bad Vibes" represent the spawn of a new "rhythm and blues" – one that swings and sways under the backbone of Henry’s own take on modern electronic music. Augmented with delicate slide guitar playing, homemade synth sounds and lilting, tuneful melodies, Shlohmo’s latest output is one that will take you places - specifically the un-paralleled vibes swirling through this young man’s head.





Item Number/
SKU: TC019LP

Label: Friends of Friends

Genre: Electronic-Hip Hop-Bass

Format: DLP

Level: Restocking

Release Date: 08.16.2011

Price: $26.99

SamplesPlay
A1.  Big Feelings

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A2.  Places

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A3.  Anywhere But Here

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A4.  It Was Whatever

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B1.  Parties

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B2.  Just Us

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B3.  Sink

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C1.  I Cant See You Im Dead

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C2.  Trapped In A Burning House

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C3.  Get Out

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D1.  Your Stupid Face

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D2.  Seriously

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D3.  Same Time

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Ground Is Lava/ST

 
Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 2011-03-11 18:35

For Jasper Patterson, creativity combined with the video game, sci-fi sounds and general aesthetics of the 1980s have been instilled since day one. A young 20 year old hailing from Venice, California, Jasper's father both animated and directed the classic Take On Me video by A-Ha and while Groundislava isnt exactly the next logical step from the Norwegian new wave group, Jasper takes that same creative freedom and emotion and injects it into a sound grounded in beats, video games, technology and selfproclaimed nerdy shit. As part of the Wedidit Collective (helmed by his old schoolmate Henry Laufer, better known as Shlohmo), Groundislava is the next representative stepping into the light and exposing a group of youngsters each with their own nonchalantly expert takes on forms of beat and electronic music.

While deeply infatuated with the styles of house music and minimal techno (check The Dig or Stealth River Mission), on his debut selftitled LP, Groundislava takes old templates of 8 bit and chip-tune styles and turns them into worlds full of oozing, swirling melodies backed by driving drum beats, heavy bass drops and soaring vocal melodies in spots from vocalist Weary.

Alongside the crop of up and coming worldwide electronic producers such as Shlohmo, Young Montana? and another former classmate Baths, Patterson is primed and ready to unleash his unique brand of woozy 8-bit composition. Whereas much music that utilizes the 8 bit sound tends to feel fully mechanized and soulless, GIL injects heartfelt harmonies and melodies that demand attention Final Impasse and One For Her will surely make you stop in your tracks and listen up. Elsewhere, Wedidit cohorts Jon Wayne and Shlohmo stop by for the track Shlava, with Wayne delivering super on point and off the cuff raps on top of Jaspers laid-back video game beat vibes. Another early favorite is the sinister and downtempo Animal, featuring Wearys dark and twisted croons.

Included with the 12 song long-player are remixes from Young Montana? and Clive Tanaka.



Item Number/
SKU: TC013-014

Label: Friends of Friends

Genre: Electronic-Hip Hop-Bass

Format: LP+7

Level: Not in stock

Release Date: 04.12.2011

Price: $21.99

SamplesPlay
1.  Pregaming the Rapture

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2.  Panorama - ft Weary

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3.  A Grass Day

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4.  Young Lava

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5.  Final Impasse

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6.  The Dig

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7.  Animal - ft Weary

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8.  Shlava - ft Shlohmo and Jon Wayne

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9.  Stealth River Mission

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10.  New Flesh

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11.  Gravity Hoarding - ft Weary

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12.  One For Her

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13.  Animal - Young Montana Remix

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14.  Panorama - Clive Tanaka Remix

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