year: 2016
tones of: four tet, shlohmo, darkside
genre samples: indie electronic, post-dubstep, electropop, uk grime
music: energetic, uplifting, busy, human, delightful, positive, buoyant, downtempo
lyrics: inspiring, resolved, vulnerable, exposed, raw, determined
favs: copper wire, florida, five four, falling out of phase, no loss, 1804
bonus: all the vocals on this album are from unique posters that the range mined from the vast depths of youtube. and their stories make the album's documentary truly fascinating: Superimpose
score: 8.5/10
year: 2013
tones of: george clinton, scissor sisters, the flaming lips, david bowie, elton john
genre samples: disco, house, progressive rock, funk, psychedelic rock, movie/show/stadium sounds
music: fun, meticulous, robotic, dreamy, danceable, retro, light, ernest, big, kaleidoscopic, fromage, diverse
favs: give life back to music, instant crush, lose yourself to dance (despite the cheese), get lucky*, beyond, fragments of time, doin' it right, contact
note: apparently this was produced using NOT one sample? - almost unbelievable, but definitely impressive.
bonus: *i like this get lucky version without pharrell much better
score: 8/10 (rounded up)
year: 2011
tones of: flying lotus, four tetgenre samples: house, r&b, glitch hop, techno, indie-electronicamusic: dark, simple, spacey, light, tinkering, warm, slow, building, jazzy, ambient, nostalgic, seriousfavs: places, anywhere but here, sink, i can't see you i'm dead, get out, your stupid face, seriously, same time
cover: the cover art comes off abstract at first, but it's really just the artist standing to the left of a kitchen sink (probably his own since he took the photo himself) with an image of leaves projected all over the background. pretty cool stuff.
score: 8.5/10
