When I first proclaimed that 'The Aspirins For My Children are amazing' on my twitter feed somebody enquired as to if I had an unwell son or daughter. Despite the bizarre moniker which offsets him there is nothing poorly about the beats that TAFMC are currently putting out.
JCDC VS LEGO from Four H on Vimeo.
Lone Operator Dan Barker's myspace presents a profile photo that is aptly skewed and morphed like a subject of some Channel Five freak-show and the music he delivers is much of the same thing. Seemingly acquainted with the London branch of young indie artists, entrepreneurs and oddballs that might have frequented the late and now combusted Nambucca in its heyday [Way Out West, Transparent] Barker looks to have taken inspiration from some of his Piers (read: Late Of The.) He lists their chief creative powerhouse Sam Eastgate's LA Priest project as one of his major influences, and such a comparison is fitting.
His sound is a warped bag of indie-electro, which often sounds like it has been played on a cassette player with low batteries. It's music that makes me want to conjure silly-named genres such as acid-space-funk, or 8-bit disco-junk (then refuse to apologise for doing so.) Barker induces a warm analogue sound which no doubt has probably been beguiled cleverly on cheap virtual software, much to the bafflement and envy of most music producers over the age of 30.
A French Connection is maintained in TAFMC, and the standard post-Ed Banger audio signifiers that the young London crowd seem to have embraced over the last couple of years are apparent, (let's call it the Erol Effect.) Yet again as with all good artists, this influence is warped, bastardised and maintains an idiosyncratic edge to its european counterparts. I predict big things for Tom, especially if he can solidify any of this liquid into a formidable live show.
Look out for his remix of another bright popular hope Marina and the Diamonds over at our friends Transparent Blog.
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