Album Review
Beetlebox – “EP” – [Self Released]
Medusa of Troy 3/11/2020 A Library, CD
Beetlebox is the Seattle-based pianist/composer, EP is the name given to his EP of 4 songs, all utilizing spare, experimental piano pieces augmented by electronic sounds, some ambient, others glitchy. The first track, “Ellipses,” starts off with a classical flourish that then gets repetitive and unsettling, low hums and staccato beats surrounding the piano. You’ll find more discordant piano on “Drum Machine,” with the synthetic drums anchoring the melody. “40 Hours” is avant garde classical with lots of sharp notes, while “Empty Space” is full of alien, droning buzz. Overall, EP has an arthouse sci-fi sound (my favorite); never very loud but occasionally disquieting if you listen closely. Personally, I find it soothing, though not at all smooth.
you heard it 15 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 749 days ago, Avakhov played Empty Space
- 770 days ago, Avakhov played Empty Space
- 780 days ago, Kimbrosia played Ellipses
- 794 days ago, Bully Demise played 40 Hours
- 794 days ago, Gram Sayles played 40 Hours
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