was it not

Electronic · 2020 · 6 tracks · 18m

was it not

Skeletal electronic pop where silence is as important as the sound. Breathy vocals and sharp saxophone cuts create a tense, late-night intimacy.

It sounds like a jazz club inside a computer, and it's perfect for when you're the only one still awake.

A sophisticated, nocturnal tension that feels both intimate and slightly detached.

was it not · vs · Marian Hill

Low Energy-1.1σ

It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 18m

01

was it not

3:42

02

take a number

3:23

03

like u do

3:00

04

eat u alive

3:12

05

no one knows

4:19

06

where we could go

0:41

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the vocal melody in 'was it not' gets chopped and rearranged into a rhythmic hook that feels like a glitching thought.

The sudden, soulful saxophone entry on 'no one knows' that cuts through the sterile digital landscape like a human sigh.

The skeletal bassline in 'take a number' that carries the entire track with almost no harmonic support.

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