Zero-G by Sev

Blow on the cartridge and insert your Rumble Pak, Rhode Island producer Brandon Sevigny, aka Sev, is back with a new album “Zero-G” on Pacific Plaza Records!

Initially a guitarist and saxophone player, Sev has spent the past 4 years expanding his palette as an electronic music producer in the vaporwave scene with albums like “777” (Vivarium Recordings) and the sample-based “River City” (Gulf Audio Company). But with his latest work “Zero-G”, he refines his psychedelic synth-funk aesthetic and takes it to new heights…

“Zero-G” is an 8-bit interstellar voyage, taking inspiration from Utopian Virtual vaporwave and the action-packed soundtracks of 80s homebrew video games. Over the course of 13 tracks, Sev takes us through the different aural zones of Zero-G. At times, the glossy retro synth tones have a stadium-esque quality to them (“Boss Battle”) and the muscular beats verge on dance music (“Homeworld Departure”, “Zero-G”). Other tracks use the sounds of 80s synth funk and VGM sound design to conjure new planets (“MissingNo. #3 [Ice Planet]”) and prepare listeners for the next stage of the game (“Combat Tutorial”). The album’s arrangement and interludes reflect his deft skills at immersing the listener in the world of “Zero-G”.

Although it’s been a few years since Sev’s last album, he has stayed busy performing on livestream shows like Vaporspace, livestream festivals like Late Night Lights and benefit streams with the Rosewood collective. He also made his in-person debut, August 2021 in Southern California at a showcase hosted by Pacific Plaza Records alongside other up-and-coming vaporwave producers like Enraile, Groovy Kaiju and Earth Boy Advance. After spending the second half of 2021 putting finishing touches on the album, he had it mixed and mastered by Angel Marcloid (AngelHairAudio).

Sev and his collaborators invite us to explore the intergalactic world on his new album “Zero-G”...


"Much like previews before a movie, the tutorial is the best part of a video game, and track six on this album, “Combat Tutorial,” is a banger and the track where the entire album really starts to get going. This, along with the following two tracks, “MissingNo. #2 [City Planet – ft Chrom ’47]” and “Escort Mission” are where Sev’s skills as a producer shine. Percussion, synth, and 8-bit chiptune all come together to create three great tracks which nail the retro game tone the album is going for... Zero-G was an ultra-fun listen and the highest compliment that I can give is that it most definitely accomplishes its goal in painting the picture of a retro starfighter that you can be fooled into thinking actually existed."
- CASINO, Utopia District (https://www.utopiadistrict.com/reviews/longform/zero-g/)

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