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Experimental producer, emcee, co-owner and operator of Serious Cartoons Records, Phantom Thrett, is partially decoding what a project can be balanced with in a single listen and what can be done in a day all before his morning coffee -- at least he makes music that sparks those thoughts and possibilities.
Phantom Thrett's "26th Hour" is a wormhole with diversions after subversion regarding the song's landing spots. Manufacturing 11 tracks and producing five of the songs, the bulk of the project's production is left in the hands of Aye Brook, Michael Juneya, Waju (who is also a feature with Cam Gnarly) and Cas 1, to name a few. And that technique, sound and style diversity plays right into Thrett's hand.
"Last Time We Spoke" opens the project in an expected fashion. Michael Juneya's production sounds touched by human timing in his drugged claps, kicks, drums and splattered percussion patterns playing keep-up to an already unhurried tempo. Thrett separates his obscure status from anyone else's with a line about snagging a Macy Gray feature mixed in his probing word salad of witty metaphors, boosting similes (that Ernest Hemingway line) and flow ahead of the beat. And that execution stretches into the unnatural "Deprogram," but Phantom Thrett and the pocket converge on "Euphoria" and setup a welcomed change to come.
Phantom's first flip of expectations comes on the serene cut "Spill." Rapping takes a backseat to the snug melodies and harmonies he croons with during the chorus and what sneaks into the verses. Guitar string accented chords awaken the keyboards as flute flutters lighten the tone of the music. "Spill" comes packaged as the "Wonderfool" artist's most bold rap/sung hybrid, "Flaws" flutters right back to rap then back again to bristly falsetto singing as the lead over a chilled drum break on "Wrong Idea."
"26th Hour" wants to lead a self-sufficiency boom by example and try something new. My favorite song, the penultimate track "Don't You Know?" (feat. Waju) is the result of what can happen when you make that change in your mind and in your actions. Mario Sunshine chords and rhythm patterns escape to a better world. Phantom's digestible, feel good lyrics, frothy melodies and harmonies sound like how a great day feels. Waju's verse is hardworking and individualistic in its lyrics. "Don't You Know?" is the other end of the aforementioned wormhole and it couldn't be more bright and clear before one last subversive move with the fully experimental "Celsius" dismantling everything into nothingness to begin and build a new.
A fitting end for an artist fighting the status quo.
Listen to "26th Hour" below.
Lead Photo Cred: bandcamp.com
Experimental producer, emcee, co-owner and operator of Serious Cartoons Records, Phantom Thrett, is partially decoding what a project can be balanced with in a single listen and what can be done in a day all before his morning coffee -- at least he makes music that sparks those thoughts and possibilities.
Phantom Thrett's "26th Hour" is a wormhole with diversions after subversion regarding the song's landing spots. Manufacturing 11 tracks and producing five of the songs, the bulk of the project's production is left in the hands of Aye Brook, Michael Juneya, Waju (who is also a feature with Cam Gnarly) and Cas 1, to name a few. And that technique, sound and style diversity plays right into Thrett's hand.
"Last Time We Spoke" opens the project in an expected fashion. Michael Juneya's production sounds touched by human timing in his drugged claps, kicks, drums and splattered percussion patterns playing keep-up to an already unhurried tempo. Thrett separates his obscure status from anyone else's with a line about snagging a Macy Gray feature mixed in his probing word salad of witty metaphors, boosting similes (that Ernest Hemingway line) and flow ahead of the beat. And that execution stretches into the unnatural "Deprogram," but Phantom Thrett and the pocket converge on "Euphoria" and setup a welcomed change to come.
Phantom's first flip of expectations comes on the serene cut "Spill." Rapping takes a backseat to the snug melodies and harmonies he croons with during the chorus and what sneaks into the verses. Guitar string accented chords awaken the keyboards as flute flutters lighten the tone of the music. "Spill" comes packaged as the "Wonderfool" artist's most bold rap/sung hybrid, "Flaws" flutters right back to rap then back again to bristly falsetto singing as the lead over a chilled drum break on "Wrong Idea."
"26th Hour" wants to lead a self-sufficiency boom by example and try something new. My favorite song, the penultimate track "Don't You Know?" (feat. Waju) is the result of what can happen when you make that change in your mind and in your actions. Mario Sunshine chords and rhythm patterns escape to a better world. Phantom's digestible, feel good lyrics, frothy melodies and harmonies sound like how a great day feels. Waju's verse is hardworking and individualistic in its lyrics. "Don't You Know?" is the other end of the aforementioned wormhole and it couldn't be more bright and clear before one last subversive move with the fully experimental "Celsius" dismantling everything into nothingness to begin and build a new.
A fitting end for an artist fighting the status quo.
Listen to "26th Hour" below.
Lead Photo Cred: bandcamp.com
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