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[Album Review] Steve Aoki ‘It’s The End Of The World As We Know It EP’
Steve Aoki may have only released one studio solo album but that doesn’t mean a damn thing. His remix and collaboration work would, and should, amaze any fan of the EDM scene. He has shown time after time his skill and dedication over the years, be it through his own Dim Mak Records record label, his extensive touring, or his vast array of artists he works with.
Now, Aoki has released an EP entitled It’s The End Of The World As We Know It that features three tracks totaling just under 20 minutes. Is this EP worth your time or are you better off watching the latest American Horror Story episde? Check below for the answer.
Opening with “Singularity”, which features My Name Is Kay and Angger Dimas, the track begins with heavy bass and claps. For some reason, these tones made me feel like I was entering Streets Of Rage. As the song gets to the meat and potatoes, there are slight dubstep elements mixed in with sexy, female vocals. It’s an exciting track, one that had me nodding my head along the whole way through.
The second track is “Omega”, which features Dan Sena and Miss Palmer, is what I personally feel to be the strongest track. It’s just far more exhilarating and entertaining than the other tracks, using a wealth of tones. As for Miss Palmer’s vocals, they aren’t just the cherry on top, they are an integral part of the desert.
The final track, “Transcend”, is a full out instrumental featuring Rune RK. It’s fun, but I think it’s the weakest of the three. It sounds like something I would hear at a dance club and not know when it ended and the next song began.
Final Word: Steve Aoki brings the goods with It’s The End Of The World As We Know It. For being under 20 minutes, he injects everything you could want. You’ll dance, you’ll nod your head, you’ll move your body, and you won’t even realize you’re doing it. Now we just need a full album.
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It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.
Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.
Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.
“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.
“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”
You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…
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