Monday, April 5, 2010

REVIEW: Mux Mool - Skulltaste

7.25 out of 10

Brian Lindgren (Mux Mool) creates some of the freshest, forthcoming, yet vintage beats out there today. The kind of music he creates could easily be classified as IDM. But more than just IDM, "Skulltaste" (Mux Mool's 2nd full length) is chopped full of 8-bit to 16-bit noises, Hip Hop beats, Dance music, a little bit of Psychedelia and the "intriguing" piece of vintage Electronic homage that makes every Ghostly artist stick out so much.

"Skulltaste" starts off with a Psychedelic-kaleidoscopic arpeggiated sound that could easily be mistaken for all future soundtrack rides into outer space. From there it goes into Hip Hop, Electro, video game sounds, and even Disco-ish dance music. The music on this album really will apply to anyone who has ever liked anything Dance, Hip Hop, or video game oriented. One of the sounds that sticks out the most for me on this album would be the sleazy/queasy synth sounds that give you sense of listening to R n' B music while being force fed vast amounts of acid. Their super thick and will f&^% with your head. Awesome stuff! I also LOVE the beats on "Skulltaste". Anything from semi-glitchy to Hip Hop to even Industrial always sounds good coming from the right producer. Kudos to you Mr. Mool, you have done it again, you have set the bar again, and you have left me with wanting more. Electronic music this good only comes along so many times a year, and this is definitely one of it's shining moments in 2010.

Chances are you will see "Skulltaste" pop up a lot this year on many a blogger's year-end lists. RecommenDID!

Standout Tracks: Hog Knuckles, Dandelion, Get Better John, Wax Rose Saturday, Death 9000, SFW Porn, Crackers, Morning Strut (I love when song titles live up to their name)

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