The keen reader might remember Blacklight Beat Patrol from an article we published last year, praising ‘Phizzle Pinkle Pop’ as “futuristic and nostalgic at the same time, a slice of otherworldly electronica and leftfield goodness served on a lush, expansive plate”. We stand by our words; the Rhode-Island-based outfit champions a truly eclectic and unpredictable brand of electronica, occasionally wandering into chill-out and trip-hop territories. The project is not done yet, with ‘Dumpster Fire’ raising the stakes to the maximum.
Marking Blacklight Beat Patrol’s latest effort, the track delves deeper into kinetic catharsis and functional dualism, offering dance-inducing, jungle-coded grooves among a wealth of retro samples and leftfield synth work. The result is a strikingly hypnotic and brooding record, a piece that doesn’t sound like anything we have ever heard before. Simply, it exists in its own space-time continuum, a place solely driven by Blacklight Beat Patrol’s unrepentant musical fervour.
Delving deeper into the complex creative ethos that propels the project, the American musician explains: “Blacklight Beat Patrol is the acceptance of my musical identity. For a long time, I felt like I was standing on the outside looking in, never quite finding a place to fit. This project is the moment I stopped trying. It’s about owning that perspective and realising that maybe on the fringe is actually where the most interesting work happens.” ‘Dumpster Fire’ is taken from an upcoming album, ‘It Gets Better’.
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