A while back I posted about LA-native Adam Anderson and his “one man fuzz band” Rraaiillss. During my correspondence with him, he sent me word of another drastically different project of his called Incubator. Less fuzz and more melody, Incubator’s two tracks posted on their bandcamp page are certainly going to be more agreeable with the casual music listener, however, that isn’t to imply that they aren’t high quality tunes.
My favorite of the two songs posted is the ecclesiastically inspired “Chapels”. Opening with a 15 second sustained organ chord (eat your heart out Arcade Fire) followed by some flutterings of an electro-flute, right off the bat you know you are in for something different. The song swells to an early climax with the abrupt entrance of a stadium-ready electric guitar and drums before Anderson enters with his softly spoken vocals of “I crash / into…” that quietly steals your attention away from the grandiose soundscapes happening in the background. With most notes being in the half to whole range, “Chapels” shows how simplicity, when layered, can create some beautifully moving phrases.
Check out the track below as well as the more dance-y p4k approved song “Cigarettes”:
Tags: Bandcamp, Incubator, mp3, Rraaiillss