However, with the last few LP releases, he's started to turn a bit to the side, and as time goes on, the music has become less kawaii and more uguu~~~...<3. In fact, of the work I've heard, goreshit's newest release, gnb, is my favorite thus far. Sure, some of his earlier work is less predictable, and definitely more unique, but none of them are quite as satisfying in their pure consistency, and catchy-ness.
The album opens with nature samples hidden behind a dreamy synth and the start of an opening sample - which most of the songs have - all mixed together in a sort of way that might make you think that this album does in fact match it's cover. "fine night", so it's called, is a strong opener, not only in it's catchy vocal loop, but also in the instrumental pieces, as you might expect from such an expert musician. The beats on the opening song are only a taste of what's to come in the following four tracks - a talented mix of technical and aesthetically pleasing sounds.
Every track is about twice as fast as it rightfully needs to be, but the last two, "hold my hand" and "unnatural" take a slower sounding turn - they trade in high pitched noises for softer ones, and though they're not much longer (or shorter) than the previous tracks, they take a bit longer to shell out vocal samples, or in the final track's case, real catches. These two closing tracks are songs that progress though, and just as much as this album does as a whole being, they show progressive and independent thinking from Mr. goreshit, who is stepping out of the box he's prior confined himself to, and for the better.
goreshit's gnb is, for me at least, the first honestly good - or more like, satisfying - release of the year, and I'll be sure to remember that come December.
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