Post ambient electronics with field recordings? You bet your ass we posted this.
Kirrin Island is a Hamburg-based producer and artist who has just released a wonderful full-length called
Cassette. Apparently influenced by "post-step and trippy soundscapes," it's filled to the brim with beats that crackle, snap, and pop. Sort of like snap-hop.
I love this track's twisted feel, with a haunting addition from fellow German
enna. They've also collaborated on a cover of Little Dragon's epic
"Twice." Eery. In fact, almost all of Kirrin Island's tracks tug at a sort of balance between eery and enchanting. Listen to
EA or
Broad-Leaved Forrest and you'll get what I mean.
For more info about Kirrin Island, hit his
Tumblr or listen to
this album on Bandcamp. Don't miss his seductive video,
I Love It, which features glockenspiel by fellow abstract ambient artist
A Thousand Vows.