Surfing a Corrupted Hard Drive in a Lucid Dream
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Emerging from the chaotic labyrinth of the digital underground, JAKEWITHSPACES! delivers a mind-bending debut album, DOPEFUMEMIDI. It’s a visceral experience akin to navigating a pixelated landscape where nostalgia and innovation clash.
Imagine the sonic unpredictability of JPEGMAFIA intertwined with the lush textures of Flying Lotus—this is the realm JAKEWITHSPACES! commands. With DOPEFUMEMIDI, they create a soundscape where dusty samples meet glitched-out MIDI freak-outs, pulling listeners into a parallel internet filled with alluring chaos.
Tracks like “MIC HISS” are a testament to JAKEWITHSPACES!’s ability to blend eerie electronic elements with off-kilter rhythms that beckon the adventurous spirit of listeners who find solace in the unexpected. These tracks are DIY at its finest—embracing imperfection and injecting spontaneity into every bar. “Every piece,” they declare, “was meant to be a rebellion against what they try to feed us.”
DOPEFUMEMIDI is crafted entirely by the artist, a solitary endeavour that defies the sleek commercial polish dominating today’s airwaves. It’s a resistance movement set to distorted 808s and razor-sharp synths. From the hazey backdrop of “$ $ $ $” (ft. ZekeUltra) to the pace-pushing vocal on “REAP WHAT YOU SOW!,” each song is an unpredictable microcosm, defying genre confines and inviting listeners to explore deeper.
Beyond the music, JAKEWITHSPACES! also directs the album’s art, creating an immersive experience that extends beyond sound. With an ethos firmly planted in DIY culture, they sculpt a universe where the surreal reigns supreme, reminiscent of Earl Sweatshirt’s introspection, yet filtered through a lens utterly their own.
The album flows like a theatre of the absurd, moving seamlessly from the atmospheric to the frenetic. “ON THEY ASS!!!!!” attacks with relentless energy, while “MONEY CALLING (couldn’t put the phone down)” offers a breath of contemplative respite, juxtaposing the madness with moments of eerie calm.
JAKEWITHSPACES! draws you into a sensory adventure where music and art converge, each track existing as a fevered transmission from a dystopian digital frontier. The album embraces chaos and finds beauty in the random, capturing the restless spark that defines their creative universe.
For curators and adventurous listeners, DOPEFUMEMIDI stands as a bold statement on the possibilities of sound. It’s a boundary-pushing dive into the uncanny, rendering the familiar delightfully strange and inviting audiences to relive the discovery with every repeat listen.
In this world sculpted by JAKEWITHSPACES!, the lines between order and chaos blur, beckoning all who dare to step through the looking glass. As the final notes of “RECOUNT IT / CLONE ME” echo into the void, one thing is certain: this is just the beginning of a thrilling exploration into new sonic dimensions.
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