Dear listener, it’s been an extended minute since I’ve posted some tunes by Colourmusic. Although I have admittedly displayed plenty of audio samples from this group in the past, I’ve never put too much focus on their very artsy music videos. Their batshit videos are actually what got me hooked into their sound in the first place, and seeing as how I’ve got hundreds of new pornbots followers these days, I figured it was high time to give my audience one more, and perhaps one last taste of their brand of literal synesthesia. For those of you who have never heard of Colourmusic, this is an extremely rare indie group based out of Oklahoma that prides itself on giving its lucky listeners an audio-visual experience. Just above is their video for You For Leaving Me from their 2011 album My _____ Is Pink. If you’d like more details and another very vivid melodic experience, scroll on down for more of the same.
Over a decade ago as I was sampling random music from Pandora, I became transfixed on one band in particular that was more original and more fun to listen to than all the rest. As I began to dig deeper into what they were all about, I fell in love with their entire mission statement; to dedicate EP’s and full albums to specific hues of the visible light spectrum. To simplify, each of their albums is dedicated to one individual color, which the band tries to match the sounds and feelings of. As far as I know, no other act out there had even attempted a concept so specific and bold, and the more you listen to their work the more you begin to understand how aggressively they attempted to tackle this lofty goal with conviction. Since I’ve discovered their music, I’ve asked real-life synesthetes (people who can interpret sounds as colors) both online and offline about Colourmusic. The consensus is that although there are certainly other colors that are always present in their tunes, they manage to do a pretty damn good job of nailing, controlling or appropriately representing their chosen hue. They started off with red and yellow EP’s that were merged into an orange album, then they took a righteous stab at the colors pink, purple and blue. Overall, their catalog is a completely genre-defying sound drenched in bits and pieces of gospel, psychedelic, acid pop, Oklahoma-style dance rock, and even R&B. My two favorite albums out of their collected works were their pink and purple albums. And speaking of their purple album, just below is a lush little ditty called Horse Race from their 2014 album May You Marry Rich. As their musical production has died down to a UTI trickle over the last few years this may be the final time I post anything by them. So, smash play, enjoy and check out their astonishing catalog for yourself.
A few years ago, it made me smile from ear to ear when I posted some material from their pink album and some random synesthete from Tumblr commented that, “Their music tastes like citrus!” Interactions like that are why I post music to Tumblr in the first place, folks! Image source: Colourmusic music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm
