Jack Waterman, the college-aged electro genius, once again slayed with his two unmodified Greyboys earlier this year on his most recent EP, All Night Party. All four tracks include LSDJ, but the last two are mainly modern tech. It adds quite an interesting characteristic sound to the whole album, seeing how his skills and familiarity with his old-school gameboys translates into a more modern sound. Basically what I’m trying to say is that the album rocks.
The technique is all there. Nobody knows how to get the smooth, easy going sound that EC draws from these old VG consoles. Nothing could compare to the synths and the sound design on this whole album: it sounds unique, fresh, and recognizable as a distinct sound. Pure genius! The meshing of the Gameboy synths with the more modern sounds is spot on in terms of “brand new”!
The one drawback is that I hear a lot of the same sounds (on LSDJ’s part) here as well as on his previous release, YOU ARE. There’s not much change in feel. Which is okay, it keeps the EC style alive, but it’d be great to hear some updated EC patches on display later on in his discography.
As far as harmonic/melodic writing goes, Jack really brings it all in his works. He tends to focus on pentatonic basslines/melodies, but who cares about theory! Whatever he does, it always flows well, never sounds amature, and it always makes me wanna get up and dance. DAT MUSIC!
GO LISTEN!
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