Saturday, March 19, 2011

DRVGS: "Young Hearts"

There is a certain stripe of electronic music, within which DRVGS is working, that crafts nostalgia through what is commonly referred to as a "chillwave" mode of production. It adds to a cut an almost cassette-tape graininess that, when combined with the downtempo smoothness of "Young Hearts," conjures a listening experience that is not unlike the effect old television shows sometimes have on us. The suggestibility of DRVGS' name hints, of course, at the stoned euphoria and daze that "Young Hearts" brings to mind, but--to me--this Houston producer, perhaps because he is from Texas, makes me think very distinctively of "Dazed and Confused," the 1993 stoner classic that depicts, among many other things, the breeziness and excitement of young people colliding in all the various social ways we young people tend to collide. Not much else is known about DRVGS, and we're okay with that. If it hasn't been noted yet, we appreciate the anonymous music-maker who drops free material, produces terrific stuff, and is in the game simply to raise the bar. 

DRVGS- Young Hearts by GammaRay
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