#af4e45 ends the subpixel rendering trilogy on a very nice note. it’s a very creative project that finds a way to turn something small, sweet, and simple into something large, noisy, and eerie.
what i liked: the idea of turning a simple ukulele riff into a long noise track is absolutely genius. and it was executed perfectly.
the closing track sounds very nice.
what i didn’t like: the opener, e, can get a bit obnoxious

Jamobo

And now, the finale

Closing out the Subpixel Rendering EP trilogy is #af4e45, a 6 track, 16 minute continuation of the short sonic experimentations that began in December of 2020. This time, there appears to be a focus of loops and how they can be warped, layered and stretched into new ideas and sounds.

This is most obvious on the Ukulele Riff trio of songs. The first of these is a quick strum of 2 chords on a ukulele, it lasts 1 second, but is the basis for the other tracks and their ... read more

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