OBLVYN is a newer producer in the future bass electronic scene that I've known for some time since the prime of my EDM phase. Aside from being a collaborator on a couple of Johnny Franck's projects, the reason she stood out to me from the majority of that group was her creative bass drops with vocoder-like synths and amazing production skills. So I was actually kinda excited when this was announced. Too bad the album and all the singles beforehand didn't live up at ... read more

Nomadder

I once heard Amazon Basics explained to me as the very best of the most medium-quality versions of products. Self Help is an Amazon Basics OBLVYN album. It's pretty good, but it is so basic for OBLVYN. By track average, this song could climb its way up to a 70, but OBLVYN can do much better than this album (and did on Dream Theory). Enjoyable listen, but definitely turns down the spectacle, which works to its detriment at times.

Favorite: Colours
Least Favorite: Save Me

CriswellProject

Doesn't feel like an evolution from Dream Theory, I'd even wager that this is a step back.

7mo

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