Good morning. Today we’re listening to Jerskin Fendrix, an English composer and singer based in London. He attended the University of Cambridge and became part of Brixton’s “Windmill scene” which also produced Black Midi.
I need to amend me comments after many listens now... It is not "edgy" as I first said. It is evolutionary over its span, as a soundtrack about a character arc should be. Fendrix is brilliant in the way he uses different aspects of musical complexity and simplicity at the same time, and how complexity and simplicity change over the course of the musical story. It's quite minimal, really, just using exactly and only what is needed. Jerskin is so new to the scene so it's tough to judge, but he seems a bit like a mashup of Sufjan Stevens, Jherek Bischoff, and Jonny Greenwood. He's going to be wowing us for a long time.
Creepy-cute - trying to ignore what I learned about movie as described, since it sounds to me like what someone might cook up as a soundtrack to "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (the children's book series) or similar spooky kid's fare. I appreciate the varied timbres, perhaps too much so to make this a wise choice for work music.
If you like your soundtracks edgy, Poor Things is the edge of that edge. I'd also note that it is cool to contrast the songs on both his "Live at Cafe OTO" and "Winterreise", the former providing the raw content that showcases his songwriting, the latter showcasing his production talents as well.
I need to amend me comments after many listens now... It is not "edgy" as I first said. It is evolutionary over its span, as a soundtrack about a character arc should be. Fendrix is brilliant in the way he uses different aspects of musical complexity and simplicity at the same time, and how complexity and simplicity change over the course of the musical story. It's quite minimal, really, just using exactly and only what is needed. Jerskin is so new to the scene so it's tough to judge, but he seems a bit like a mashup of Sufjan Stevens, Jherek Bischoff, and Jonny Greenwood. He's going to be wowing us for a long time.
Creepy-cute - trying to ignore what I learned about movie as described, since it sounds to me like what someone might cook up as a soundtrack to "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (the children's book series) or similar spooky kid's fare. I appreciate the varied timbres, perhaps too much so to make this a wise choice for work music.
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If you like your soundtracks edgy, Poor Things is the edge of that edge. I'd also note that it is cool to contrast the songs on both his "Live at Cafe OTO" and "Winterreise", the former providing the raw content that showcases his songwriting, the latter showcasing his production talents as well.