Between writing SOTBNerdy pieces, listening to bomb SOTBMusic, and job hunting (more on that at a later date), I got this one in my inbox from NYC artist Brent Butler. The multifaceted artist’s latest visuals, “In The Desert,” find him attempting to achieve some sort of nirvana while becoming one with nature. This is all […]
Read moreNevermind versus In Utero: A Cobain Double Play
Now, usually, when there’s an album comparison, it’s done so in a roundtable format with True as the mediator. It’s posted on DefineaRevolution.com and people applaud over how people with such distinct tastes and opinions can deliver them without setting the world afire in RAGE!™ This one is a little bit different. As I’ve mentioned […]
Read moreNevermind and Its Influence
Many years ago, I received a shit-ton of music, because of a friend of mine. This friend was a stoner and older than me, but knew good music. He passed along his entire Hendrix collection (up to that point, I was only familiar with the more-known songs, such as “Purple Haze”), his Wu-Tang collection (I […]
Read moreKanye West – "Yeezus" in (Technically) Three Hundred Words
My response to those boundto be pissed off at me. Yeezus is grating and jarring, utilizing lo-fi production and turning most levels up to 12 (when normally, they’d be at about 5). It’s “abstract”-friendly, meaning that it’s not a great album–in fact, in some moments, it’s barely passable. But those that call themselves “experts” on […]
Read moreWhat Most Rappers Do.
And for the older fans, we have this. Too cool, indeed. For some less…self-high fiving music, check out Team DAR.itunes.com/truegoditunes.com/speedonthebeat
Read moreThe Reason for No-Fi
Hiya! So, I’ve gotten a couple people asking me about the reasoning behind the “no-fi” sound I champion in my recordings. It’s simple: I feel that this sound allows for more of the emotion to shine through in my music. Often, you’ll hear a great track that’s so glossed over, in terms of its production […]
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