Lapalux’s Nostalchic

Being an avid listener of anything Brainfeeder lays their hands on I already expected this LP to bang, and with Lapalux’s previous releases and his obvious insane attention to detail I pretty much deduced it to be a masterpiece before I even listened to it. I couldn’t have been more correct. Unfortunately it took me quite some time to jump on the hype. In all honesty what ultimately caught my attention were two remixes he put out. The first being his rendition of Musiq Soulchild’s ‘So Beautiful’, and the second and most prominent is his remix of Lianne La Havas’s ‘Lost And Found’. Both tracks convey what has yet to come from an up and coming artist with quite the unique talent to create soulful, experimental, and texture driven tunes that mesh together with spectacular cadence. Even then I didn’t expect what brilliance Nostalchic offers.

What I love most about the LP and just his style in general are the minute rhythmical additions he almost always includes. Things that a bad ear would fail to follow are always what drive my love for experimental selections. Tracks like ‘Walking Words’ amount to perfection in my eyes because of their simplistic yet complex appearance. There is a difference between throwing atmosphere in a song for kicks and actually having the talent to accurately create one that perfectly follows your track tic for tac. The sweet simplicity of it comes into play through it’s easy to grasp cadence and steady flow, while the complexity is introduced through small but gratifying rhythmical stepping stones that whisper to you whats above its horizon, showing you this song is more than meets the common ear.


His vocal manipulation also stands out, perfect in its execution, to sound synthetically natural so to speak. However in my opinion ‘Dance’ demonstrates the best vocal processing on the album. Unlike ‘Walking Words’ they provide the atmosphere for the bulk of the sonic spectrum, while remaining wonderfully balanced. At the same time he stays true to the key reason I adore the album. On a different note having almost nothing to do with musical content, I really enjoy his choice of samples and arrangement choices. Some tremendously yummy sounds and pre-advancement sections take place here and there (my favorite being the first 55 seconds of the ‘Dead Sea’). In all it’s a masterful piece of work that is well worth 3 times what I paid for it. Check out ‘Walking Words’ below…

Let it go. As if knowing could even minutely change something so grave and magnanimous in nature. Who are we to decide what’s to be brought to past? And even if it were likely its unlikely to put hopes in our collective efforts to reverse what fate has in store for us. Our collective mass is but a few grains of sand on the universe’s shoreline… So yes… Better to let go. Live blissfully, sound, and content until your time reaches its inevitable end. Because its inescapable is why we must. Why we mustn’t over think. Why we must live for the moment. Momentarily, hopefully.

Less fearful of my own demise and more thoughtful of what has come into being. All that is beautiful. All that is creative. All that will be forgotten. All that will be erased. It couldn’t have all been for naught. Put into the universe only to be expelled without sooner or later notice. Only to have been but a fraction of time to aggregate existence. It’s truly a saddening thought. What becomes of it? … I would hope that we all subconsciously exist on a higher plane so that the compiled efforts of so many remained intact one way or another. The thought of simply losing something so precious hurts me gravely.

Time came and went. Some would think of it as insanity to want for something that would otherwise bring about mass destruction, yet I almost longed for any form of change to occur. For corruption to exist without consequence is a greater cataclysm than what was predicted to forthcome… Then again our existence consists of far more beautiful than ugly. Alas… The time for rebellion is over.

Phoenix - Entertainment

I’m loving this video accompanying their single. Being rooted from an oriental influence it showcases many different aspects of entertainment, through quite a few people, and through many acts of time as they all sing along to it’s melodic tune. This track is set to be on their forthcoming LP Bankrupt!(out in April). Can’t wait!

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Miami Marci - Dark Matter EP

I’m digging on this TrapXExperimental vibe this artist portrays. Texturized to the fullest and loving the groove of the first track in particular. Most are in tuned with the trap sounds these days yet I’m unfortunately not one of them… However I’d make a total 360 if it all sounded as dope as this. Check out the EP below. ► Play It

Azealia Banks – Yung Rapunxel (Prod. Lil Internet)

It’s kinda hard not to dig on this track. I’ve liked Ms. Banks since Liquorice, and mainly due to how ‘house’ induced her tracks always seem to be. The production style and her all too welcoming attitude is what is, in a since, appealing to me. This is her most recent release and it’s uptempo,hard hitting, and ecstatic flow is nothing less than blood pumping. Lil Internet does an awesome job on this one, and Azealia meshes perfectly with the track. I’ll be looking more into this producer. Check out the Soundcloud stream below.

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Old Chazzy Chaz has much more in store for us other than whats occasionally released through his main monicker Toro Y Moi. Les Sins is the topic of choice here, being one of his other musical personas to arise within the past few years. He’s actually set to release a 12” via Caribou’s imprint JIAOLONG coupling these two tracks below. With an obvious change of production style that leans more towards an EDM or house vibe, I’d be making an understatement by saying that he’s a pretty versatile artist. Check out these tracks below and be looking for the record’s release on March 18th. ► Play Them

Les Sins - Grind

Les Sins - Prelims

James Blake - Overgrown Preview

Lana La Havas - Lost And Found (Lapalux Remix)

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