Hidden Boss by AAESPO
“I wonder what this button does?”
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After spending a lot of time creating in worlds of watery, emotive trumpet and piano landscapes (among others iykyk), I wanted to explore what it would feel and sound like to engage the chaos rather than offer a salve for it. To play.
What followed was a regular practice that utilized drum machines, synths, pedals, and single take performances on external gear. Buttons and knobs all day with a peppering of some familiar sonic spices. This album is a monument to that practice.
Game on!
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Huge thank you to Nicholas Semrad for laying down the synth bass on ‘Lost Level’ and for lending then subsequently selling me the TEMPEST drum machine I made half of these beats with — and to Brian Bender for bringing his golden ears to the mastering!
Tracklist
| 1. | Surprise Roadside | 2:33 |
| 2. | Tadpole | 1:46 |
| 3. | We Adjust | 1:56 |
| 4. | Deckbuilding | 1:39 |
| 5. | Big Walk | 1:30 |
| 6. | Persistent Assistant | 1:40 |
| 7. | Lost Level | 1:37 |
| 8. | Right Here | 1:09 |
| 9. | Gaming | 1:14 |
| 10. | Laughter | 1:58 |
| 11. | Heavy Pants | 1:31 |
| 12. | Brain Slog | 1:32 |
| 13. | Whine Bum | 1:53 |
| 14. | Robots Are Here | 1:00 |
| 15. | Back/Forth | 2:40 |
| 16. | Dungeon Powerup | 1:34 |
| 17. | Nuisance | 1:00 |
Credits
music/mix : Aaron Esposito
synth bass on 'Lost Level' : Nicholas Semrad
mastering : Brian Bender
Album art: Zak Engel
