Jul 31, 2023After five years, the questionably titled OohRapIYa reveals that not much has changed: '90s big beat drums reign supreme, shoegazey guitars provide some modern polish, and Clanton's voice ...
OohRapIYa continues this trend by being less chillwave and even more inspired by late 80s/early 90s music. Most infamously, baggy's kickspinning its way into high fashion in the first half in a way that ties 2010s internet electronica with 80s stadium-pop and 90s British alternative rock.
Aug 7, 2023A counter to the apocalyptic cyberpunk realities often prevalent in vapor-narratives, OohRapIYa has the aura of some liquid drug that float listeners to endless pure shores, where the alternative would be to jack in and lose yourself to the Matrix. The virtual, Clanton theorises in a way, is an opportunity for shared consciousness instead of ...
Jul 8, 2024Of course, a lot of what I was describing isn't what tends to get the most praise for Clanton, and that comes with the production and the vibes, which OohRapIYa ramps to eleven. Right from that huge blast of percussive synths on the opener 'Everything I Want', it's evidence that Clanton has buffed his formula to a mirror sheen, but ...
Now we have what I think is George's complete masterpiece: OohRapIYa. It's pure nostalgia with irony being only a pale wisp in its rearview mirror. This is serious feel good music and will help to redefine everything that comes after it. Some say vaporwave is dead, but if this is what is going to rise from its ashes, I couldn't be more ...
Aug 4, 2023The instrumentals of OohRapIYa are a feat of surrealism in songcraft, ebbing waves of synths and overblown drums soundtrack much of the run time, but in increasingly more abstract ways. It isn't long until the mastery of the pop form displayed in the first half of the record devolves into the spare parts of a song: 90s hits deconstructed ...
Jul 28, 2023OohRapIYa, an Album by George Clanton. Released 28 July 2023 on 100% Electronica. Genres: Chillwave, Neo-Psychedelia, Baggy. Rated #12 in the best albums of 2023, and #2558 of all time album.. Featured peformers: George Clanton (performer, writer, producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer), Howie Weinberg (mastering engineer), Extra Vitamins (cover art, layout).
Jul 28, 2023The instrumentals of OohRapIYa are a feat of surrealism in songcraft, ebbing waves of synths and overblown drums soundtrack much of the run time, but in increasingly more abstract ways. It isn't long until the mastery of the pop form displayed in the first half of the record devolves into the spare parts of a song: 90s hits deconstructed ...
The instrumentals of OohRapIYa are a feat of surrealism in songcraft, ebbing waves of synths and overblown drums soundtrack much of the run time, but in increasingly more abstract ways. Full Review
George Clanton is back after a bit of a hiatus, following a collab record in 2020 and his previous studio album, Slide, being released in 2018. With OohRapIYa, George continues to be one of the stronger acts in the chillwave and neo-psychedelia scene, even if he gets lost in his own atmospheres at times.
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