Breakbot churns ‘em out tenderly
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
I’ve had my eye on Breakbot since the cute little dancy number that was making minor waves last summer — the aptly-named Summer Party. I thought it would gain a lot more traction… its failure to do so was probably a consequence of the whole Justice juggernaut sweeping otherwise deserving artists underneath the carpet for several months.
Nevertheless Breakbot has been methodically churning them out over the past months — during winter his PNAU remix dropped and was caramel chocolaty sweet — almost, but not quite — too sweet. His edit of Arrow’s Does was also superbly crafted… a mellow fare which adds to the original without destroying it.
Just recently he’s gotten back to the original vibe with Iron Zombie, a solid walking-through-the-streets jam which, pleasurable indeed, even if the title somehow doesn’t fit to the track.
For a nice diverse and consistent collection of quality work, Breakbot is definitely worth giving some myspaces love and keep your ear to his track for more releases!
I feel all tender and sweet now, just like the sound and the photo…awww.
Breakbot - Summer Party [zshare] // Breakbot - Summer Party [ysi]
Breakbot - Happy Rabbit [zshare] // Breakbot - Happy Rabbit [ysi]
PNAU - Baby (Breakbot Remix) [zshare] // PNAU - Baby (Breakbot Remix) [ysi]
Arrow - Does (Breakbot Remix) [zshare] // Arrow - Does (Breakbot Remix) [ysi]
Breakbot - Iron Zombie [zshare] // Breakbot - Iron Zombie [ysi]
visionary songwriter, Fredrik (both of them have their own stuff). The description proves to be quite accurate when we check their album vs. The Snow which their label was kind enough to send us. Minimalistic pop melodies with a very strange atmosphere. Diverse and intense, the record is a melancholic trip through a collection of moods which result sometimes in an alternative dancey disco, pretended happiness and sometimes in post-rockish artsy sound. Childish and noisy, the album is the soundtrack of weird summer days when, at the same time, it feels and doesn’t feel like summer. A cold breeze, rain and other weird things can occupy the ruling place of hot sunwaves.
