Drab Majesty- Demonstration (2017)
For anyone brand new to this man, your ears are in for in a real treat. I'm still somewhat new to this material. The minute I heard about them I posted this blog about them. I forget where I originally heard him first, but I haven't stopped adoring it since. The character fronting this band is Deb Demure, portrayed by the mastermind behind this solo project, Andrew Clinco.
Everything about this project is refreshing and inspiring. There are plenty of "throw back" type sounds these days. To really nail it, there's a longer checklist so to speak than most bands fully grasp. It's more than just tossing a drum machine underneath some "retro" synth presets from your laptop. For some foolish reason, people seem to want to make things from more than a few decades ago sound like shit. The best part of the music originally making this music in the 70's and 80's was the analog equipment always had so much low end. Early synthesizers and drum machines had a throbbing low end you couldn't achieve elsewhere.
The attention to detail in not just the tones of these instruments, but the delivery is perfect. All too often there's too much reverb, not enough bass, or just in general something missing when people try this. It's the perfect nod to the hat of an older style, with an intelligent appreciation to modern music technology.
Anyways, technicalities aside, it's a fucking incredible record. You'll be dancing and wiggling the entire time. You're immediately immersed in his world. The drums, the synths, the guitars.. it's all perfect! There was just the right amount of time and fun put into these songs and this band.
In this interview, he sites many reasons why I was hooked not only on his sounds, but his approach and personality. From his influences, reasons for the characters and live visuals..
I know you're super glued to your Instagram feed right now and you're real busy collecting dust, watching Netflix, but you really should stop all that stupid shit and give this album a listen.
-Novak
For anyone brand new to this man, your ears are in for in a real treat. I'm still somewhat new to this material. The minute I heard about them I posted this blog about them. I forget where I originally heard him first, but I haven't stopped adoring it since. The character fronting this band is Deb Demure, portrayed by the mastermind behind this solo project, Andrew Clinco.
Everything about this project is refreshing and inspiring. There are plenty of "throw back" type sounds these days. To really nail it, there's a longer checklist so to speak than most bands fully grasp. It's more than just tossing a drum machine underneath some "retro" synth presets from your laptop. For some foolish reason, people seem to want to make things from more than a few decades ago sound like shit. The best part of the music originally making this music in the 70's and 80's was the analog equipment always had so much low end. Early synthesizers and drum machines had a throbbing low end you couldn't achieve elsewhere.
The attention to detail in not just the tones of these instruments, but the delivery is perfect. All too often there's too much reverb, not enough bass, or just in general something missing when people try this. It's the perfect nod to the hat of an older style, with an intelligent appreciation to modern music technology.
Anyways, technicalities aside, it's a fucking incredible record. You'll be dancing and wiggling the entire time. You're immediately immersed in his world. The drums, the synths, the guitars.. it's all perfect! There was just the right amount of time and fun put into these songs and this band.
In this interview, he sites many reasons why I was hooked not only on his sounds, but his approach and personality. From his influences, reasons for the characters and live visuals..
I know you're super glued to your Instagram feed right now and you're real busy collecting dust, watching Netflix, but you really should stop all that stupid shit and give this album a listen.
-Novak