Poppy H - Treadwater Fury
Released: March 7 Poppy H takes a very peculiar approach to recording his compositions in that his only recording and mixing device is a smartphone. While many artists may eschew the sketchy quality of the internal microphone, Poppy H embraces it fully and the result of this approach is rather interesting. Now, despite using this modest medium, the end results are rather interesting because you might expect a very lo-fi sound, but it actually sounds rather full-bodied and delightful. But the neat part about this is that even after things are cleaned up a bit and properly mixed, those wonderful little idiosyncrasies of the original recordings are still present. It gives things a quite authentic and intimate feeling. I think my favorite example of this phenomenon can be heard on “Stone Dead.” The track is primarily centered around this twangy little guitar part that stays rather consistent throughout the track though it does get warped around a bit with some intricate delays ...
