Hipster Youth - Hearse Road Trip
Rackandruin 16 December, 2009 - 18:43
In "Hearse Road Trip", Aidan Wall has laid the porn.exe moniker to rest, and finds himself ressurected under the name, Hipster Youth. This is more than just a name change though, the familiar porn.exe electronica remains, but hand in hand we are introduced to some wonderful vocalisations which add an extra layer to these already breathtaking tracks.
Making upbeat dancey electronica, with a very dark undertone is no mean feat - when listening to "Super Fun Hipster Suicide Party", you don't know if you should be stood in the corner of a room, cross armed, and nodding along - or if you should be sat in a corner, downtrodden, and deflated.
The upbeat sounds are naturally always at the forefront, but there is definite elements of a dark undercurrent that is going on here. So putting my junior psychology aside, let's talk more about the music - expect some catchy Nintendo (TM) type game music, mixed in with some heavy distortion (especially on the excellent Thursday Nights), this is a rebirth that you don't want to miss out on.
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