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Realistic – Welcome to Heaven
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Realistic is the guise of sound collage artist, electronic musician, and graphic designer, James Towning. Following up previous releases for the Illegal Art (Girl Talk, Steinski) and Seeland Records (Negativland) labels among others, Realistic’s latest offering is the album Drowned In Meaning.
The new album features 16 tracks comprised of hundreds of samples, some obvious, some obviously obscure and all masterfully edited, stitched and layered with Realistic’s synthesizers, drum machines, digital effects, and keen sense of humor (the album title is intentionally sarcastic. ) In an age of glitch IDM presets and ironic mash-ups, Realistic’s sample-based music continues to be among the most original, innovative, and exciting examples of the genre. Whether the source samples are found around the house, on a busy Chinatown street, or a crackly sound effects record, Realistic’s juxtaposition of head-spaces always creates something surreal and fresh.
Press Quotes:
“Incorporating a myriad of samples from rock to self-help records, Realistic has set a new template for eerie downtempo.” – XLR8R
“Towning demonstrates a knack for unconventional looping, sonic accumulation, and a good joke.” – All Music Guide
“If using these samples is wrong, who wants Realistic to be right?” – CMJ
The new album features 16 tracks comprised of hundreds of samples, some obvious, some obviously obscure and all masterfully edited, stitched and layered with Realistic’s synthesizers, drum machines, digital effects, and keen sense of humor (the album title is intentionally sarcastic. ) In an age of glitch IDM presets and ironic mash-ups, Realistic’s sample-based music continues to be among the most original, innovative, and exciting examples of the genre. Whether the source samples are found around the house, on a busy Chinatown street, or a crackly sound effects record, Realistic’s juxtaposition of head-spaces always creates something surreal and fresh.
Press Quotes:
“Incorporating a myriad of samples from rock to self-help records, Realistic has set a new template for eerie downtempo.” – XLR8R
“Towning demonstrates a knack for unconventional looping, sonic accumulation, and a good joke.” – All Music Guide
“If using these samples is wrong, who wants Realistic to be right?” – CMJ
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Dot Pattern (The Chronic Documentarian)
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Math is Hard
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Match Move
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Handicap Bathroom
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