Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Liar - Bass Traitor



Yea, so this project is pretty crazy.  Sampling DMX.  Not a bad look.  Liar's (on Russian Gimmie5 record label, born in Romania) EP Lichborn came out yesterday.  The tracks listed on itunes don't match with the tracklist I've seen, even though I think they are the same tracks.  I'll post the tracklist I have after the jump as well as an album sampler and let this post explain the music:
This nigh-megalomaniacal enterprise translates itself sonically into a highly nebulous, fidgety, seemingly unstable sound, always nearly bursting at the seams, but unwavering in its sense of purpose and narrative continuity. Feral arpeggios race across exquisitely crafted lurching arabesque beatscapes (Ghostride, Bass Traitor), distorted strumming intercepts stillborn pop songs (Upjane, Upjohn), grinding tectonic plates rhythmically demolish and uproot post-dubstep dioramas of sci-fi tragedies (Upghostery, Phylactery). Banshee wails deck the halls of desolate cities, with every subsequent echo struggling for offspring. Recurring themes mirror both recurring dreams and pre-modern composition. Demokracy step up on Upjohn to further enrich this world via their brand of future-retro synth-laden wistfulness and massive invasive beats.

The fidgeting thus emancipates itself to schizoid elegance and controlled chaos. This is especially apparent in the sampling ethos: 70s, 80s, 90s, disco, noughties, rave, hip-hop, RnB, pop, black metal, prog, classical… everything is game for Liar… A cinematic, epic approach to storytelling and progression is the Rosetta stone that normalizes all these different languages into a coherent message. Hence, Liar’s past is fragmented and repurposed amidst his harrowing, claustrophobic present into nighttime visions of the future. The human is expunged, but preserved. Not felt. But not lost. Reality all sums to zero… No reason we can’t have fun with it.
Bass Traitor by Liаr

Tracklist: 
01. Ghostride 
02. Bass Traitor 
03. Upghostery 
04. Upjane 
05. Upjohn feat. Demokracy 
06. Phylactery

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