2020 - Part 3

Artist: @swanmeat
Title: FLESHWORLD
Release Date: February 21st, 2020
Format: Digital

FLESHWORLD​, the third solo EP from prolific Washington D.C., now Cologne-based composer-producer SWAN MEAT, is the culmination of years’ worth of work at perfecting a sound that draws from a wellspring of disparate sources & genres, shaping that fleshy amalgam into a monster both terrifying and lush. Her dedication to and love of maximalism is full-throttle, here, and each track on the five-track collection contains -- as is the artist’s signature -- an explosion of ideas, which move seamlessly in & out of each other, oscillating. Breakbeats, harpsichord arpeggios, and distorted, 8-bit kickdrums move in disjunctive harmony with string arrangements even more soaring than those on her 2nd solo release, ​TAME​; tracks like “MECHANICAL BULLGIRL” pay weird tribute to old Western soundtracks while sounding as though they could just as well be played through the loudspeakers on a demented, abandoned theme park. “SUCKLING,” pairs a funk bass with a string arrangement that pays
tongue-firmly-in-cheek homage to Hans Zimmer & cohort; “DENTISTS TOYS...” & “LITERALLY SEETHING” are shameless tributes to anime & old Sega OSTs; “EUGENIA MARIONETTE,” named after the troubled emo Youtube star, is, perhaps, the centerpiece of it all: a punk whorl of Y2K-core drum & bass riffs, heartbreaking vocaloid samples, and the words, whispered softly before a drop: ​ something needs to change.

Change is, indeed, in the air: rejecting what she sees as a club scene scarred by its allegiance to technocapitalism, the fashion industry, and an elitist obsession with the fine arts, SWAN MEAT produces music that seeks to be good, great -- most importantly fun -- on its own terms, and revels in the joy(s) of fastidious micro editing, sound design, and being up ‘til 4 am on energy drinks, dying and being actually more alive than ever at the same time.

Artwork by Francesca Landi 
Mastered by Kamil Sarcowicz

FLESHWORLD

SWAN MEAT - MECHANICAL BULLGIRL

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Emerging from the Dallas’ burgeoning underground, LLORA is the solo project of synth-pop vocalist and producer Llandon Broadhead whose androgynous persona meets head-on with cold, driving dance beats on their debut single “Bad Behavior.” LLORA’s extravagant wardrobes, makeup and passionate live performances go beyond catchy pop bangers for an immersive experience with both wide and deep appeal.

2020 - Part 3

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