Artist : Rumpistol
Title : Talk To You EP
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2011
Date : 07/2011
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 04
Label : Rump Recordings
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.98.4
Length : 18:28 min
Size : 32,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.talk to you 05:03
02.don't go 04:12
03.we're not gonna make it 04:48
04.through all this madness 04:25
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18:28 min
Rumpistol, aka Jens B. Christiansen, has
long become recognized for the detailed
production of his work, which walks the
border between abstract electronica and
a more immediate mode of melodic
exploration.
With this new EP, ôTalk to Youö, the
pleasing dissonance his original style
creates has been tightened and infused
with a fresh sense of purpose and a
sudden directness, with much of this
coming from the vocals that dominate
every track.
ItÆs a trend weÆve seen a lot of lately:
IDM and dubstep producers (James Blake,
Tim Exile, Clark and Magnetic Man to
name a few) incorporating vocals into
their work. But where all of the above
have turned to the classic plug-in-a-
mic-and-sing way of doing things, and
their vocal expression has been rather
overt, Rumpistol employs a more embedded
mixture of cut-up and processed
sampling, synthesized vocals and vocals
sung by the producer himself, adding a
new dimension to the sound.
The key to the EP is how direct it is.
ItÆs as if the accumulated ideas and
themes of the past have been pulled
together and re-carved quickly to strip
away their excess. In line with this
approach and to ôavoid fiddling around
with the tracks foreverö, a tight
deadline was imposed on the recording
process.
The resulting immediacy of sound and
emotion has strong references to soul
and R&B, with the essentially elements
of IDM, glitch and dubstep alongside,
albeit with a wonky twist.
(Crossover) acts like Flying Lotus,
Mount Kimbie and Burial definitely
spring to mind, and with the extra wonky
element Rumpistol has tongue-in-cheek
referred to his style as ôBroken Soulö.
The tag seems more appropriate when
looking closer at the titles, whose
single lines or phrases make up the bulk
of the lyrical content within the
tracks. Talk To You, Don't Go, We're Not
Gonna Make It, Through All This Madnessà
each title conjures feelings of
isolation, dependency and despair, and
yet embedded into the music of each
track there comes an exuberant and
unmistakable joy in the act of creation.
This irony is nowhere more apparent than
on WeÆre Not Gonna Make It, where the
blankly pessimistic refrain becomes, as
if by some strange magic, an uplifting
and life-affirming celebration.
The artwork for the EP was done by Dutch
artist Zeloot.
http://www.rump-recordings.dk/