"poison me / poison you..."
If there is something I love more than expertly, exquisitely prepared, dead on, moving, expressive accentuating music production (the impeccable George Martin R.I.P. comes to mind) is the lack of it. That is not to say that the captivating "poison in e major" by half of a rainbow, the art pop project of Berlin musician Johannes Harder, isn't well produced, it most definitely is... but the pure raw, sort of ID-esque performance and Johannes' interesting use of home recording using cassettes speaks to more immediate creations of his art.
But production is a minor part of what makes this track so purely cool and hypnotic. It is the utter urgency, the grit and pathos evident in the vocal performance and the curious lyrics, metaphorical or rooted in sad truths that sink right into your brain like a drug.
Of the track half of a rainbow shares:
“I think that most of us are addicted to something. The song describes our constant need to consume, whatever that might be. That’s why I simply called it poison.”
I am really digging this track, the rapid waltz like cadence, the acoustic chord shapes, the explosive downbeats, the piano drop and Johannes' propelling vocal performance feels dramatically classic, like busker punk / folk indie drawn with 60's / 70's noir tones. half of a rainbow here feels like an artful amalgam of artists like The Kinks, XTC, Man Man, Menomena.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.instagram.com/half.of.a.rainbow/
https://soundcloud.com/user-62082744/poison-in-e-major/s-8zQnlImj65n
https://halfofarainbow.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Half-of-a-rainbow-102982251218929/
half of a rainbow is the art pop project of Berlin musician Johannes Harder. In the tradition of home recording legends such as The Cleaners From Venus and Guided By Voices, he blends catchy pop melodies with his love for experimental elements. Coming from a classical music
background, half of a rainbow has taught himself several instruments over the years and quickly developed an interest in alternative methods of recording, especially using cassettes with the intention of challenging himself.
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We get by with a little help from our friends
half of a rainbow, singer songwriter, experimental pop, art pop, indie rock, alt rock, folk indie, "poison in e major", Official Video, singer songwriter, Berlin, Germany, Johannes Harder,
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.instagram.com/half.of.a.rainbow/
https://soundcloud.com/user-62082744/poison-in-e-major/s-8zQnlImj65n
https://halfofarainbow.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Half-of-a-rainbow-102982251218929/
half of a rainbow is the art pop project of Berlin musician Johannes Harder. In the tradition of home recording legends such as The Cleaners From Venus and Guided By Voices, he blends catchy pop melodies with his love for experimental elements. Coming from a classical music
background, half of a rainbow has taught himself several instruments over the years and quickly developed an interest in alternative methods of recording, especially using cassettes with the intention of challenging himself.
+ + +
We get by with a little help from our friends
half of a rainbow, singer songwriter, experimental pop, art pop, indie rock, alt rock, folk indie, "poison in e major", Official Video, singer songwriter, Berlin, Germany, Johannes Harder,
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