The latest to be signed on Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder label is 18-year-old British producer Iglooghost, and his first EP for the label, Chinese Nü Yr, seems a perfect fit. Joining the likes of Lapalux, Tokimonsta and Lorn, Iglooghost puts forth a style entirely unique yet completely at home amongst his labelmates. In his own words, the EP "is a story about a gelatinous worm-shaped creature...He/she is really sad because his/her existence consists of infinitely being blasted through endless wormholes into different worlds that don't make any sense — full of floating fruit and pink mist."
It sounds ridiculous, but it kind of sums up the sounds captured on Chinese Nü Yr: chaotic, sporadic and slightly discordant. It has an intense momentum while still seeming to drift leisurely, showcasing the obvious influence of grime and 2-step across the album. Iglooghost has a knack for texture and detail, for working with nuance and subtleties, for building elaborately layered soundscapes that defy his age, all on full display here.
(Brainfeeder)It sounds ridiculous, but it kind of sums up the sounds captured on Chinese Nü Yr: chaotic, sporadic and slightly discordant. It has an intense momentum while still seeming to drift leisurely, showcasing the obvious influence of grime and 2-step across the album. Iglooghost has a knack for texture and detail, for working with nuance and subtleties, for building elaborately layered soundscapes that defy his age, all on full display here.