Berry Weight sits atop the slippery slope of a genre being diluted more each day. Luckily, the international duo (one musician from Canada, the other from Switzerland) have dealt out some high quality downtempo trip-hop in Music for Imaginary Movies.
The majority of the tracks on this eleven-strong album are head-bobbers, taking the listener through fully saturated atmospheres, superbly crafted to satisfy those looking for a well engineered combination of electronic effects and real-world samples. Though generally rhythmic in nature, these guys mix in a good amount of melody, courtesy of the lovely Astrid Engberg on three of the tracks. Distinguishing this album from the rest, however, is the masterful clarinet work performed by the Frenchman Kledsy Jy.
This album is one to relax to. Made up of some instrumentals, some lyric driven tracks, Music for Imaginary Movies strikes a comfortable balance between rhythm and melody. Here’s to downtempo crafted by those who know what they’re doing.
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Dirty Art Club – Hexes | Bandcamp's Best says:
Jul 3, 2012
[...] Madwreck and Matt Cagle, Hexes is the duo’s second release on the slick Phonosaurus Records (Berry Weight, Astrid Engberg). The EP, while replete with seething electronic undertones, sports a refreshing [...]
Cult Classic Records – Friends and Family | Bandcamp's Best says:
Aug 2, 2012
[...] reviewed a few downtempo, trip-hop influenced musicians in the past. While I’d love to tell you that they’re all starting to sound the same, that [...]
Raycord – Ruban-Ruban | Bandcamp's Best says:
Oct 2, 2012
[...] Records has struck gold with this release. Alongside Dirty Art Club and Berry Weight, Raycord makes a solid third artist that I can comfortably say that I am in love with. Each release [...]