Broken 8-bit breaks, braindance, drill’n bass, and acid-tinged electronic nostalgia from lost video games, here we see Johnny Broke (aka Wayne Adams) stretching his sounds to their most extreme and colorful effects.
Broken electronic nostalgia from lost video games
A packed eight track digital album and opening a new account with the Concrete Collage collective, here we see Johnny Broke (aka Wayne Adams) stretching his sounds to their most extreme and colorful effects.
Broken 8-bit breaks, braindance, drill’n bass, and acid-tinged electronic nostalgia from lost video games (ref. “Planet Warlock,” “Home Computer” and “Gluten, Celery, Mustard”)—Johnny Broke lays it all out on the line with Warm Plastic Trousers. With all of the spastic and fast-paced tunes on offer, Johnny Broke manages to rein it in on tracks like the ambient synthesizer beauty of “Dark” reminding us where Stranger Things left us after season 3. But just when you thought your head could not absorb the continuous onslaught of beats, bass, and rhythmic mayhem, Johnny Broke closes with the downtempo and modular buzz of “Portal” that book-ends this album with fuzzy acid noodling, groovy rhythm, and a downright blissful analog stream of consciousness.
Fans of Squarepusher, μ-Ziq and Aphex Twin should welcome these warm plastic trousers without issue.
Warm Plastic Trousers is available on Concrete Collage. [Bandcamp]
