Leave it to Diplo and Mad Decent to find an artist that begins a song called “Together” as if it’s kicking off a hardstyle music festival (see the Thunderdome parties on YouTube), only to drop the bottom out from under you in some of the best trap production I’ve come across. DJ Snake – “Together” (PolicyMic must hear!) As the cavernous, staccato with reverb melody in the verse gives way to a quintessential big room lead melody, “Avon” stands out for impeccably managing the tension that is then expertly defused in an unforgettable melody.Ĩ. Though effective, this formula often results in largely homogenous, uninspired productions. The big room meets progressive house sound, championed by acts like Swedish House Mafia, has achieved immense popularity because of its anthemic choruses presented in a simple but proven intro-theme-build-drop structure. Brilliantly structured productions keep your focus on the song’s trajectory, but despite the aural and structural focus on the songs development, the sound never overwhelms the listener. Unlike the often experimental Gold Panda or Shigeto, Lusine doesn’t obscure his catchy, melodic and percussion driven sounds behind filters or phasers. Independent Ghostly International is among the very best of American electronic music, but the sounds of the eccentric label’s signees are such that it is proudly at the forefront of an “underground” sound, and largely off the radar of most who aren’t aficionados. (That was the long version of why this week’s list is so heavily loaded with electronic music!) In short, the genre is absurdly prolific. Without the need to learn a traditional instrument or how to read sheet music, and with the existence of software as accessible as GarageBand or FruityLoops (or as sophisticated as Logic, Ableton or Cubase), it is possible to create a revolutionary, spectacularly produced song or album without expensive and often protracted studio time. The ability to sound groundbreaking and refined combines with the common practice among electronic musicians to release only singles or short EPs, often on various labels, to largely remove the logistical and artistic constraints of a major label record deal. Lusine live on KEXP in Seattle with drummer, Trent Moorman.As you would expect from a genre built around manipulating sound and experimenting with rhythm, electronic music is impressively flexible.Stereogum video premier of "Not Alone" (feat.Various Artists – Refurbished Robots: KVRX Local Live Vol.Lusine – Retrace (2019 Ghostly International).Lusine – Arterial (2014 Ghostly International).Lusine – Another Tomorrow (2013 Ghostly International).Lusine – Twilight (2010 Ghostly International).Lusine – Two Dots (2009 Ghostly International).Lusine – Emerald (2006 Ghostly International).Lusine – Inside/Out (2005 Ghostly International).Lusine – Flat Remixes (2004 Ghostly International).Lusine – Push (2003 Ghostly International).Lusine ICL – Sustain (2002 Delikatessen).Lusine ICL – Zealectronic Blue (2000 7" Zealectronic).Lusine – Sensorimotor (2017 Ghostly International).Lusine – The Waiting Room (2013 Ghostly International).Lusine – Lucky Numbers: The Ghostly International EPs (2010 Ghostly International).Lusine – A Certain Distance (2009 Ghostly International). Lusine ICL – Language Barrier (2007 Hymen).Lusine – Podgelism Select Remixes (12") (2007 Ghostly International).Lusine – Podgelism (2007 Ghostly International).Lusine – Serial Hodgepodge (2004 Ghostly International).Lusine ICL – Condensed (2003 anthology Hymen).Lusine ICL – Iron City (2002 Mad Monkey/ Hymen).Lusine ICL – Coalition 2000 (2001 live U-Cover).Lusine ICL – A Pseudo Steady State (2000 U-Cover)."While there might be other producers who are more accomplished at making idyllic downtempo, or placid IDM, or abstract hip-hop, or haunting ambient techno, or blipping/skipping minimal house, few-if any-are capable of covering all of that ground with such sharp consistency on one disc." Discography Albums Soon after, he met Shad Scott and put out a self-titled release with Isophlux. In 1998, he attended California Institute of the Arts to study 20th century electronic music and sound design for music and film. A native Texan, McIlwain now resides in Seattle. Lusine, formerly L'Usine, L'Usine ICL, and Lusine ICL, is the stage name of Jeff McIlwain, an ambient/ IDM musician.
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