Tagged: Becoming Real
Jamie Woon, “Night Air (Becoming Real Remix)” MP3
“Night Air” was already pretty dreary (see Ramadanman’s twice-as-long take here). So picture our Wednesday asses before we clicked play: last time we wrote about Jamie Woon we likened his voice to fog, last time … read more »
Video Premiere: Becoming Real f. Trim, “Like Me”
Recently, eccentric production mastermind Becoming Real has been working with various grime emcees. It’s only since he’s been working with vocals that he’s had to tone down his robotic busyness to make room for human … read more »
Stream: Becoming Real f. Trim, “Like Me” and “Showdown in Chinatown”
Nothing like starting the day off with Becoming Real‘s fractured electronic snaps and pings. It’s not the smoothest way to wake up by any means, like opening you’re bleary eyes and getting punched in the … read more »
Becoming Real, “South London Congo” MP3
Does it sound like the chant on this Becoming Real song is saying “wolf bang”? This has got an almost “Freaks Come Out at Night” slowed down vibe. But instead of the song’s “place” (in … read more »
Becoming Real, “The Thing” MP3
WARNING: The first couple seconds of this song are total silence and then some lazers beam in from out of nowhere. It is wildly shocking, but also awesome. As his music progresses and he gets … read more »
Video: Becoming Real, “Jen’s Clock” & Three New Songs
“Jen’s Clock” is Becoming Real‘s darkest song yet. A brief respite from his other, more fractured work. It’s mainly built on the constant, ominous swell of bass and small, sharp submarine pings—but, as with the … read more »
Seams, “Nightcycles” (Becoming Real Remix) MP3
Now that CDs are on their way to being completely irrelevant, it’s weird to think of an entire generation of kids that will have no concept of what a CD skipping sounds like, or how … read more »
Becoming Real, “Get Hype” MP3
Imagine Dizzee Rascal’s “I Luv U” being covered by Phil Elverum and you have Becoming Real’s “Get Hype.” It’s not exactly dubstep nor is it creepy folk but it definitely is not neither of them … read more »
Q&A: Becoming Real + “Left it Alone” Remix MP3 Premiere
Yesterday we got on the phone with Toby Ridler, bka Becoming Real. The UK-based artist who blends hyper-personal quavering vocals with dense layers of busy electronics that are informed as much by the homemade K … read more »
Becoming Real, “Tracy Chapman” MP3
Back when Gang Gang Dance got a lot weirder than they get now, the highlight of their music was when all the noise congealed into an ecstatic breakdown that reminded us why we got into … read more »
