Drawing inspiration from the world around them in their hometown of Upstate New York, drone and soundscape artist rabbitsquirrel continues to push boundaries while crafting their music, finding inspiration in the most unassuming of places. Through their recording and producing process, the artist strives to create ecosystems of sound within their work and creates a dialogue between their instruments throughout their music. The end result is truly stunning as the artist manages to thread the needle of creating a collection of music that is truly experimental and avant garde, without going so far as to be pretentious and overbearing.
This week marks a highlight in the artist’s career as they celebrate the release of their latest EP, “the only out is strewn.” The record serves as a crown jewel in their ever-growing repertoire, highlighted by its marquee standout “Only known by the taste of its echo.” Not even a week old, the opening single has garnered the attention of countless fans as it seemingly defines the artist’s mission as a creative.
The piece begins with a series of interwoven electronic accoutrements that tonally flourish like an old radio dial narrowing in on the right station, and creating the same type of suspense as the listener waits with eager anticipation for the music to define itself. We hear the world the artist builds through their work grow around us in real time, as the intentions of the music become clearer with every beat as the track progresses.
Creating an aural palette all of their own, the artist draws listeners in with their sense of harmonic ambiance and defines not only the album, but seemingly their integrity as a musician through this single. Having accomplished so much with their latest release, fans can only wait with anticipation to see what could possibly be coming from this young artist’s mind and studio next.
Written by Nick Gumas
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