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RE: Album Talk #3: Teebs - Ardour
Can't believe it's been 8 years since this hit. I was a big fan of Brainfeeder at the time and this album was a real highlight from their catalog. Collections 1 is really worth checking out as well. It's a good expansion on this album.
Almost a decade. It blows my mind too. Sadly (and maybe this is just me) I feel like the beat scene hasn't done a whole lot in the past couple of years. At least nothing that's caused me to turn my head much. I also own Collections 1 and enjoy it. I have his other full length album Estara as well, but that one never really did much for me. That was back in 2014 and I haven't heard anything from Teebs since.
I didn't even realize he had another album. I always got the impression from him that his music was second to his painting and it doesn't shock me too much that he would focus on that. I agree with you though, about the time Trap made it's rise into the mainstream it has felt like that "LA bass scene" style music has gone by the wayside. Everynow and then I'll hear something catch my attention, but only very rarely and usually from FlyLo or Nosaj Thing. Kind of a shame. I remember how much seeing FlyLo live changed my perspective on my own music at the time.
Oh yeah man, I've been lucky enough to see a lot of the experimental-beat artists live (FlyLo, Nosaj Thing, Shlohmo, Shigeto, etc.) and they really do all put on great shows and have made incredible music. I'd never made the connection before, but I think you made a good point when you said that trap music seems to have pushed alot of this stuff to the sidelines. It's pretty interesting to see how ubiquitous trap is now. I remember years ago everyone was convinced that dubstep had so much staying power... Just look at the state of that genre these days. Meanwhile trap kind of snuck up and now largely commands the hip hop landscape.
Also thanks for commenting sir! :)