Biopsy#2
Background: I learned about this EP's release from Bb0ii's Tumblr, and I've been eagerly awaiting it since around January 25th. I knew it would be in the breakcore style and such, but I didn't know it would be a very experimental album. Analysis:
I see now is a short intro track that sounds reminiscent of Steve's speech from the game Spore, and I really like the added and enhanced distortion at the end. Garden of Guardian Angels is a track that successfully blends chiptune and breakcore. The track begins with a piano part, followed by a devastating series of chopped drum loops that sound like a jackhammer. The track is pretty cool, but there's something better on this EP. Going NOW is a track that blew me away. There are such drum parts that make an amen break turn into a frantic angle grinder. He amazed me with the production and performance, because before Going NOW I didn’t think that bb0ii could produce such a thing and it pleasantly surprised me. DGSM is a track that's similar to the rest of the tracks on this EP, but in my opinion, it's the weakest of them all. It doesn't have a wow factor because it's similar to the others, but it's still good. SAVIOR OF THE KNOWN is the most magnificent track here. It mixes bb0ii's signature chiptune, ambient, and crazy Amen breaks. The best on the EP, nothing to even say about it. Past Patterns is a skit track featuring a sweet chiptune composition that seems to foreshadow something, and it foreshadows the next, equally awesome track. FUTURE IS BRIGHT (DESPITE EVERYTHING) - I don't know why, but this track reminded me of Salvador Dali's paintings. Specifically, The Persistence of Memory, because the clock in that picture, and the drum parts in this track, are constantly changing, and you can't predict what will happen next. You won't find a single identical moment here. for the foreseen is an outro track that perfectly describes the cover of this wonderful EP. It has a very cosmic and otherworldly vibe. There's some kind of Morse code at the end of the track, who can figure it out ?
Conclusion So, what do we have? Ultimately, we have a wonderful, technically brilliant EP. There are some flaws, but they're minor: the chiptune melodies are monotonous (though that may be a genre characteristic) and there are some tracks that seem to have been crammed in for quantity (though that may just be my impression). Overall score: 76/100 @bb0ii @bb0ii
