HogBarber (Aka Doctor Ew) is Drew Blankenship based out of DC and is an artist who potentially holds the key to understanding modern ambient lo-fi. With just one long .wav file on soundcloud available, it actually makes for a very convenient listening experience. Here are the song titles:
1) 1st Portal
2) Common cuckoo
2) Common cuckoo
3) An Elves Work Space
4. 4) Too late
5) Pull up ( can’t come down)
6) Acquire a hang gun
7) Let it all out
8) Something I can’t focus on
4. 4) Too late
5) Pull up ( can’t come down)
6) Acquire a hang gun
7) Let it all out
8) Something I can’t focus on
9) Slow street
10) Dance party (smashing around)
11) Shoved-under-the-rug-bug being shoved around
12) Riverlude
13) Waking up the birds
14) Portal #2
15) Roach clips theme
16) Late dinner
17) Credits rolling
18) Underneath the floors
19) Sleeping
20) Third portal
21) Drunk acid funk
22) What time is it? Old times
23) Sassy shack
24) Ice cream cone
25) With the morning coming soon
26) We can
27) Warbly
28) All these things in my life
29) Ethereal mural
10) Dance party (smashing around)
11) Shoved-under-the-rug-bug being shoved around
12) Riverlude
13) Waking up the birds
14) Portal #2
15) Roach clips theme
16) Late dinner
17) Credits rolling
18) Underneath the floors
19) Sleeping
20) Third portal
21) Drunk acid funk
22) What time is it? Old times
23) Sassy shack
24) Ice cream cone
25) With the morning coming soon
26) We can
27) Warbly
28) All these things in my life
29) Ethereal mural
The songs go in and out of shoe-gaze influenced transcendental smoothness to a more gritty lo-fi radio swelling type experience. This has a very homemade feel to it which will delight people familiar with the underground cassette tape trade. The rhythms are organic and the vocals are almost reminiscent of Damon Albarn. The mixing is what really stands out in this album and ability to be completely honest in not trying to hide any imperfections which are far and few. The sounds float long and bring you to very nostalgic states almost as if teleported directly into a video game soundtrack. This journey will keep you questing till the end.
I recommend giving this album a listen.
8.8 out of 10 stars
Written by Alroy Mellor
( HogBarber )
2019 _______________ Echo Options Label ______________ Official Review
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