Faux Pas
Label: NoneGenre: Beats, Electronic, Pop
A week ago I posted Gotye. If I hadn't been in such a serious carb coma on the heels of Thanksgiving I probably would have posted an Australian two-fer including Gotye's friend and countryman, Faux Pas (aka Tim Shiel). These two take great care to make their quirky, sampleriffic musical explorations feel warm, organic, and spontaneous. Faux Pas even goes as far as to eliminate vocal samples lest we get lured into the obsessive spotting exercise that Gotye's tracks inspired. The frenzied big beat sound of "Cup of Wonder" provides instant gratification but "White Light" definitely steals the show. I am now convinced that spacey theramin, Asian dulcimer, and R&B horn riffs were always meant for each other; all they needed was a tumbling drumbeat to rally around... As a bonus, it turns out Tim's also a bit of an MP3 blogger himself. Check out the Blog section of his site to get a good sense of his musical reference points.
From Entropy Begins at Home:
For the Trees [MP3, 6.5MB, 192kbps]
Hermann's Hermans [MP3, 6.0MB, 192kbps]
From Faux Feels:
Cup of Wonder [MP3, 3.7MB, 192kbps]
White Light [MP3, 6.0MB, 192kbps]
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