Department of Electrophilosophy - Blooming Buzzing Confusion
Released: January 27 Bringing us their first album of the year, the California-based duo that comprises the Department of Electrophilosophy engages in a much noisier and raw approach to composition on Blooming Buzzing Confusion . For much of the album, there is little in the way of melody or harmony, with the most notable exception being “Causa Sui.” This track in particular brings borderline frenetic pace with heavy beats and a positively booming low end on the percussion. The high speed rolling drums slow down gradually on the track until they altogether disappear and give the surrounding strangeness room to breath as glitchy synthetic warbles and warps take over. “Preestablished Disharmony” gives a similar introduction with percussion that is far more muted and muddy, feeling as though it is attempting to slog its way through tar as more of those weird warbles define the track in a hurried but open-ended manner. For that really slamming percussion, you can go straight ove...
