
©tbaoth
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A lot of craziness, inspiration by people like e.g. Tim Hecker and an addiction to Zelda™; on which path this combination ends is shown by Justin Kwapich with his Psychedelic / Ambient mixture. The US American from Ohio is creating soundscapes with often spherical dimensions which at times end in – what I call – “brain whirligig”. Partly he`s pushing the listener to the limit with his extraordinary changes, the unsettled noises and the psychedelic elements. But he never forgets to offer a place to rest and from time to time he disburdens the songs with a bright structure. Also a little sense of humor isn`t missing in his creations. Thrifty but very adept he adds melodies, bringing a smile onto your face. As Zelda™ fan you`ll quick recognize the affinity to the game series. Not that he copies pieces of it - he creates his own melodies which imitate the style of the genius Zelda™ music. Generally you feel remembered of good old Nintendo™ or PC games. Not surprising for an ambient record the songs send you on a space trip from time to time. Due to the psychedelic and spherical sounds nothing surprising but involved into the songs in an excellent way. Justin is writing “His Brain exploded and transformed into music” on his Myspace™ site. This statement is absolute traceable. Knowingly Justin challenges the listener, is trying to push him more and more into depths and finally offers the longed for sheet anchor. For proven ambient fans this record is an outstanding pleasure. The most brilliant part – in my opinion – is the piano of the song “At the bottom of a Top Hat”, which is constantly putting out of tune and changes into a billowing synthesizer, finally is swallowed by noise to return in his original form. “The Peace in Apocalypse” is an at large very good piece of ambient music, which keeps on surprising and challenging the listener.
©tbaoth
Genre: Ambient, Experimental
320 kbit/s (CBR)
(45:48)
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