{"id":1390,"date":"2023-10-11T16:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/?page_id=1390"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:55:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:55:44","slug":"compilation-review-tres-2-0","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/compilation-review-tres-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"COMPILATION REVIEW: TRES 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A compilation of three latin-American EDM musicians, Tres 2.0 provides a look into the styles and identities of Calcast, CarlosAM, and Rasputan! Each providing two back to back tracks to showcase their talents on a 6-track release. While brief, the record gets straight to the point succinctly and is not meant to be heard as a unit; more so a show and tell of the aforementioned Djs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up, is Calcast with I want to Know Your Name and Vibes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former has subdued textures, industrial percussion, and a vocal line broadcasted throughout an Akira-esque cyberpunk dystopia. These ominous and nocturnal pulses show a promising start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ladder feels like we\u2019ve traveled many layers underground to escape this technological-tyranny. This dark club we entered is filled with hypnotic sounds that reflect off the walls. Warm textures are filled with twists and turns that keep the listener on their toes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next up on bat, is CarlosAM with Love & Prosperity and That Strange Sound:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking a Reggae Dubstep approach, the first track is as chill as a beach in Jamaica. A repeated chant subliminally nulls the listener into a relaxed trance that not even landmine wubs can penetrate. It\u2019s like being stranded on a cursed island in the middle of nowhere; Love it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite track, That Strange Sound starts out with ominous crickets and slowly foreboding riffs. Accompanied with voice samples questioning that strange sound, we embark upon an Indiana Jones-like adventure! I love how the bass wobbles as the riffs become more transparent the further we step down the dungeon. It\u2019s like entering a temple maze filled with booby traps at every step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last, but certainly not least, we have Rasputan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beaming us into a cybernetic virtual world, Can\u2019t Fuck With This Energy has punchy drums, interwoven wobble bass, and an auto-tuned voice resembling Will.i.am. The tune kinda sinks and floats like a low-tide wave and creates a stasis through repetition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vibing like the Jet Set Radio soundtrack, Main Attraction takes us to the back alley graffiti culture (that\u2019s also somewhat carnival-ish). The whistles, snappy claps and snares, and rap sample accumulate into a rebellious techno atmosphere. Can we find a way to break out of this matrix?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, there\u2019s a lot of interesting textures and worlds from all three producers. However, there isn\u2019t that much variety in their sound. Despite this, each song has notable elements and works well as a standalone. There\u2019s music presented in the compilation has tons of appeal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A compilation of three latin-American EDM musicians, Tres 2.0 provides a look into the styles and identities of Calcast, CarlosAM, and Rasputan! Each providing two back to back tracks to showcase their talents on a 6-track release. While brief, the record gets straight to the point succinctly and is not meant to be heard as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1390","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1390"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1392,"href":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1390\/revisions\/1392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koscho.net\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}