Polyester

singer/songwriter/producer
email: info@dregsmusik.com

WWW.DREGSMUSIK.COM

http://youtu.be/AyT6SLo96FI

Influences: Crystal Castles, Kavinsky, Sbtrkt, Datsik, Marina and the Diamonds, Panic! At the Disco, Pretty Lights, Eyedress, Grimes

Dregs is the solo, independent music project of NY, NY songwriter Justin Ketchner.  He wrote, recorded, and mastered Good Blood, released on December 13, 2014 in his West Harlem apartment.  The project is an oxymoronic synthesis of the artist and album name, Dregs meaning the shit of society (or the end of a beer), and with Good Blood, the passion, vigor, and royalty of a good bloodline.  It explains that if individual expression comes from a place that is real and true, it is beautiful no matter what.

The album is pretty dark, focusing on topics of loneliness, anxiety, and defiance; notes of bravery and courage; overall inspiring creativity, tolerance, and self-confidence.

His style ranges from witch house, to indie pop, to lo-fi swamp step.  Ketchner juxtaposes sweet and soft sounds with raw grit or smooth wobbles.  Lyrically, his rhyming switches back and forth methodically like the machine from the novel "Contact" by Carl Sagan.  Meaning and balance are paramount.  Layered melodies counter eachother, eclipsed by dubstep, deep house, and moombahton beats.

Polyester

bryce