Beast Nest: Sicko
Oftentimes, backstories leading up to an album might seem
like a necessary thing (especially so if you are the creator),
but even tho these pieces are supposed to be some kind of
emotional release of stories concerning friends who died as
a result of the Ghost Ship fire a bit over 5 years ago mixed
with LGBTQ+ issues, I'm just not hearing those stories like
some reviewers are, BUT, for me, that's not where the
lovely atmosphere of bubbles, squeaks, padded pads and
enviro recordings lead me. They use synth ostinatos inside
wildly complex sound backdrops that make you feel like a
little bubble bouncing around inside a bottle of soy cola as
it shifts your occasionally quesy mental drift towards what
comes off as a six-part suite of percolating daydreams.
It's really a beautiful ride without the mighty hallucinogen.
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