ODESZA - Meridian

By -

A couple of weeks ago I found some live footage of Odesza preforming new songs. These tracks were all untitled at the time, but I remember the one clip where they had multiple drummers on stage preforming with them. Well, the song has been released and it is absolutely amazing.

Awhile ago, after discovering Bloodpop { who was then going by Blood Diamonds } and taking influences from his work into my own, my friend Brett described the sounds I was working with as "poverty & beaches".
Between heavy ethnic drums and vocals chops and samples, the songs sound like the soundtrack to South American children playing soccer on the beach. Not long after that I stumbled upon Odesza, who takes the poverty & beaches sound to a level of perfection.

This song is a perfect example of that.
The pulsing vocals, the pounding drums, and a arpeggiated bassline that rumbles throughout.

Odesza's new album, "A Moment Apart" drops Sept. 8th.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Weeknd - Starboy feat. Daftpunk - k?d Remix

By -
Image
Just when I thought I completely hated this song, and most of the Weeknd's material from it being overplayed by my sister, I find this remix. The synths during the hooks are just massive face melting waves of sound crashing against your ears. I've been known to have a fetish for EDM / Pop songs that have drops and breakdowns that resemble the half time breakdowns from hardcore tracks, and this remix meets that criteria.  Be prepared for a full on audio assault from K?D
Read more

Whethan & Charli XCX - Love Game

By -
Image
I feel like this is a story of redemption. I used to really dig Charli XCX, I even had Cans remix one of her tracks. Her first two mixtapes were really dope, but then like most artists as the commercial success increased, their authenticity seems to decline. This obviously could be because of numerous reason, but I really just couldn't get into the super bubblegum pop nonsense Charli was putting out. It just seemed like a Disney brand of rebellion for little girls. The producers used could be another reason for this, which could be why I'm really digging this track. Seventeen year old producer Whethan delivers with Charli XCX for the single “love gang” released on Big Beat records. This seems closer to the stuff you'd hear on her mixtapes... Dirty, grungy, and obnoxious pop music done right. I don't know what's better, that dirty distorted bass in the beginning or what sounds like a vocal sample during the hook. Either way, it's amazing and a great s
Read more