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Scott Barber technology and time . It ’ s been described a few times as organic dance music .
“ I love blurring the lines between organic and electronic ,” says Weber . “ It ’ s actually really satisfying to hear someone ask y ou what a particular sound is or assume that an acoustic instrument is a moog pa tch or vice v ersa . Same with the dr ums . Some of the bea ts I perfor med live , some were programmed , and some were old jazz / funk br eaks that I cut up and made m y own . So far a lot of people can ’ t tell which are which and I ’ m hoping to k eep it that way ! I love modern electronic production for that reason . You can literally use and abuse any sound you want .”
Pick a Piper ’ s Picks
[ sic ]: Headphones or dance floor ? BW : If I ’ m thr owing on a My Bloody Valentine record , then for sure it ’ s headphones . If it ’ s a Carl Craig joint , then I want to be on the dance floor . [ sic ]: If you had to pic k a book to accompany this record , what would it be ? BW : Random issue of Na tional Geographic ? January 2013 “ Why We Explore ” issue .
“ It sounds cliché ,” Weber continues , “ but I ’ d love for everyone to take away something different . There ’ s no overarching theme or specific story to tell . I ’ m just hoping tha t the tracks go deep enough to incite a totally unique emotional response from each listener .”
The Pied Piper ’ s tune lur ed animals and children alike , its hypnotic melody impossible to ignor e and inescapably compelling — familiar , yet hauntingly hard to pin do wn . Pick a Piper ’ s sound ma y be similarl y hard to describe , but this is one piper y ou definitely want to follow , and chances are , these tunes won ’ t lead y ou into an abyss , they ’ ll carry you out of this world into an euphoric state . [ sic ]
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