PICTUREPLANE circa 2006
Pictureplane, aka 24-year old Denver-via-Santa Fe multi-media maker Travis Egedy, popped up on some radars this past April via his remix of Health's Die Slow. Before that, he remixed Crystal Castles, collaborated with hometown New Mexico bud Zach Condon (Beirut), and self-released his debut full-lenght Turquoise Trail. Now the same label's tackling his excellent sophomore collection Dark Riff. It may very well be the dance record of the summer for people who aren't used to dancing: Egedy's expansive mix of 90's house, dreamy '80s synth-pop, poppy darkwave, tripped and colorful Black Dice-style noise, bottomed-out hiss, weirdo Sublime Frequencies drum circles, and a surprisingly ready-for-the-club semi-sheen creates endlessly interesting soundscapes.
Stereogum
Whether he's appearing at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art or some dude's basement down the street, Egedy tweaks keyboards and fist-fucks samples into a thick puree of static, ambience, beats and beauty that flows between M83 and the edgier reaches of the Anticon roster. Yes, there's even melody and emotion burbling beneath it all.
Denver's Westword
PICTUREPLANE circa 2007
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