MP3 Life Goes in Circles - ELECTRONIC: Folktronic

Childish melodies that have suffered mangling in a mediocre computer

13 MP3 Songs
ELECTRONIC: Folktronic, ELECTRONIC: Acid House



Details:
Nils Nilsson has come a long way since he started fiddling with free music-making software as a freshman in high school. Since discovering the program Reason, he has spent the past 3 years mastering it and developing a unique style of composition intended to call to mind an earlier era of technology -- a blend of electro, acid, folk, hip-hop, surf rock, Caribbean ...and god-knows-what-else, all hinged together with a deliberately lo-fi, indie aesthetic.

Life Goes in Circles goes from cheery, childish themes to wonky, falling-apart free-association, with a cacophony of computer coughs and glitches strewn across the whole thing. Standout vocal tracks include the off-kilter, white-boy hip-hop of Stop Myself and beautiful female singing on Pound of Dirt. Gurgley acid, banjos, live bass, little brothers, vocoders, sine waves, hip-hop/reggaetón beats and terrifying stereo effects await anyone who purchases this album. Best listened to whilst laying across your bed, eating a lime popsicle.

Brand new to the local scene in Chicago, Nils produced this first full-length LP entirely by himself and released it with help from his friend and manager Sam Edgin. First pulled into the world of electronica by Radiohead, Nils then got into Aphex Twin, Autechre, Luke Vibert, Four Tet, Boards of Canada, Warp Records... and he was hooked for life. Nils' live set incorporates the mixing of his loops with live guitar, bass, trumpet, freestyle rapping, samples and on-the-fly loop-based composition.