Sum: Eccentricity has never been a hallmark of Australian hip hop. but Circus in the sky easy life goers have changed the picture.
My top 4 picks:
Bomb Like Bansky
Home Where The Heart is
Can't Get Rid of the Feeling
House of Dreams
Well that gave me some idea of what Cloudkicker would be doing for the new album. But Subsume has quietly surprised me in a very humbling way. During my first listen this sounded like a revisit to his older pieces i.e Beacons. But after having multiple listens, I'm listening to a very different kind of sonic intensity. There are lighter moods attached to the album and they are enveloped in this very dense layer of overlaying riffs. It's not an unusual expression in the fields of post-rock but Ben Sharp has that ability of having his notes do the entire roleplaying without overdoing one from the other. Furthermore, what is effortlessly done is the production put together and how each tune lifts the entire structure.I would not have written this new album if I had not been to a Meshuggah show in early 2013. - Ben Sharp
This statement has me intrigued. @USUF : How similar is their music to Meshuggah?I would not have written this new album if I had not been to a Meshuggah show in early 2013. - Ben Sharp - See more at: http://www.pakgamers.com/forums/f19...dwide-39571/index29.html#sthash.T1ptX230.dpuf
I don't really know actually. After Ben wrote this in an interview, I searched them up and tried to listen to their (generally accepted) best work and it didn't manage to hook me. Admittedly it was only 1 song I listened to for only 3-4 minutes. I just couldn't get it. (Also I was at office and wasn't really "sitting down" for it)This statement has me intrigued. @USUF : How similar is their music to Meshuggah?
Oh, I see. Meshuggah certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea and they haven't being recognized by the mainstream crowd as yet. Though they are extremely popular in their genre. I guess he could've been inspired by their complex song structures that they're known for. Either way, will definitely check it out now.I don't really know actually. After Ben wrote this in an interview, I searched them up and tried to listen to their (generally accepted) best work and it didn't manage to hook me. Admittedly it was only 1 song I listened to for only 3-4 minutes. I just couldn't get it. (Also I was at office and wasn't really "sitting down" for it)
Believe it or not, but it was @YanZZah's post last year at the release of CloudKicker's Album "Fade" that got me interested in Ben's work. I didn't become a fan of CloudKicker at that point. I only loved "From the Balcony" and "Seattle" from that album. But then a few months later I went back to Ben's website and searched his old work and was repeatedly pleased with his music.
However, it wasn't until this following song that made me a die-hard fan of him. It's been almost a year that I've been listening to this song and it ALWAYS gives me goosebumps. For reals.
Amy, I love you. | Cloudkicker
But coming back to your question, Ben has admitted to being a huge fan of Meshuggah.