Vhsceral - Upstairs by Renraku published on 2020-04-17T12:17:50Z @vhscrl https://renraku.bandcamp.com/album/me-time Vhsceral’s sophomore contribution to the Renraku Global Media imprint speaks volumes about where the California-based producer resides in bass music. Me Time is a flowing expedition to the left field of his production on a path shrouded by cloudy textures and thick lows, exploring personality and cognitive dissonance through a diverse sonic palette. It reaches into a deep reflecting pool of sounds and influences and comes away as a robust second step into Vhsceral's perspective on electronic music. Loud, rumbling ambience carries “Middle School” in, starting Me Time off with pizzicato strings forced into holding up a weighty atmosphere. Playful rhythms and instrumentation eventually give way to an authoritative saw lead, pulling everything back together last-minute. "Plosive" dips back and forth between melodic pleasantry and lethargic sound design, and "You Time" follows up with hot-headed aggression capable of melting itself down into a spacious, brooding aura. "Rekkaturvat" shoves stumbling house drums into a gelatinous sub, leaving this club-ready combination more than prepared for its sound system debut. A chirping top line poking through the surface of a muddily harmonious pool splits up these heady interactions until the song collides with its finish. “Upstairs” and “Me Time” bring groove, melody, and flow together, first stretching out towards distant trains of thought and then reassociating just before this release's conclusion. Vhsceral gels together an auditory rendering of interlaced musical and personal experiences. A pensive self-examination with much ground to cover, this collection represents undervaluation, overthought, and dreary solitude. What else could possibly come from too much Me Time? Genre Electronic Comment by ALEPH love this so fucking much 2020-08-16T21:33:03Z Comment by Astroglitch interesting vibe ! 2020-08-12T18:38:55Z Comment by Tondchee yeaaaaaa 2020-05-12T18:02:04Z Comment by DET dude 2020-05-12T15:40:16Z Comment by Moth Circuit holy shit this is impressive 2020-05-11T14:27:04Z Comment by Cut Rugs yooo what you use for the stereofield? sounds like a 5.1 system in my studio rn lol love it 2020-04-24T03:45:11Z Comment by SMYAH tough 2020-04-23T16:52:34Z Comment by Architek yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuush 2020-04-23T02:04:02Z Comment by Uprising gets better erry time 2020-04-22T02:01:14Z Comment by Cntrlla I love this tune 2020-04-18T20:51:36Z Comment by O-Prime Delta Attic-type beat. 2020-04-18T00:31:56Z Comment by Uprising really enjoying this one 2020-04-17T12:50:49Z Comment by ALEPH im trying to go downstairs.... 2020-04-17T12:30:52Z