Extra Flavor (Dandelion Gum-Era Sessions)

Electronic · 2011 · 16 tracks · 34m

Extra Flavor (Dandelion Gum-Era Sessions)

Black Moth Super Rainbow

May 10, 2011 · Rad Cult

Extra Flavor captures Black Moth Super Rainbow at their most potent, serving as a companion piece to their definitive Dandelion Gum era.

The sound is a paradox: it is hyper-saturated with neon colors yet feels like it has been left out in the sun to rot for decades. Every track is drenched in thick tape saturation and analog hiss, creating a sonic texture that is both comforting and slightly unsettling. It is the sound of a 1970s nature documentary being broadcast on a television with a failing tube, where the greens of the forest and the pinks of the bubblegum melodies bleed into one another.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 34m

01

The Dark Forest Joggers

1:32

02

Royal Firecracker Teeth

1:37

03

We Are the Pagans

2:12

04

All the Friends You Can Eat (original)

1:30

05

Happy Melted City

2:52

06

Another Place

2:23

07

Helium Tea

0:48

08

Lemon Lime Face

0:40

09

Twin of Myself (original)

3:20

10

Moody Day

2:49

11

Changing You All

2:14

12

Marshmallow Window

1:53

13

Untitled Roadside Demo (original)

1:47

14

Old Yes

1:39

15

Untitled Hidden Track

3:09

16

Mockingbird Comes Calling for You

3:37

Moments Worth Listening For

the way the vocoder dissolves into pure static at the end of a particularly sugary hook

a sudden transition from a bright major-key synth lead to a detuned and ominous bass drone

the rhythmic interplay between a crisp dry drum machine and a heavily reverbed acoustic guitar strum

moments where the tape speed seems to fluctuate and drag the entire melody into a lower pitch

Where This Album Departs

How does Extra Flavor (Dandelion Gum-Era Sessions) sound next to the rest of Black Moth Super Rainbow's catalogue?

Falsetto+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into falsetto than the rest of the catalogue.

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