{"id":38833,"date":"2015-11-09T03:22:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T09:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=38833"},"modified":"2015-11-09T03:25:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T09:25:49","slug":"yppah-tiny-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2015\/11\/09\/yppah-tiny-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"Yppah: Tiny Pause"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Yppah\"<\/a>Tiny Pause\u00a0<\/em>is a long-awaited\u00a0album that synergistically employs the unearthly repetition of Swans (\u201cLunacy<\/a>\u201d in particular), the soft and varied instrumentals in Passion Pit\u2019s early work, and the liquidity of the Verve. Yppah\u2019s fourth album <\/span>Tiny Pause<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>gives a solid effort at doing all of the above. <\/span><\/p>\n

First and foremost, Tiny\u00a0Pause<\/em>\u00a0is intended to bombard listeners with as much joy and weightlessness as they can handle. In the interest of achieving this, Joe Corrales, as Yppah, frequently substitutes his previously subtle wobbling low-ends with pronounced bass lines. Corrales, whose electronic music has always felt naturalistic, uses more tangible instruments on <\/span>Tiny Pause, <\/span><\/i>making his pursuit of sonic joy much more successful. It\u2019s difficult to connect with something that feels robotic and synthetic (I\u2019m talking to you, Siri). Using his instrumental talents more prominently, despite overwhelmingly maintaining his electronic aesthetic, grounds listeners in a scenic environmental landscape, rather than the programmed environment of his previous work. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSeparate Ways Forever<\/a>\u201d draws most heavily from Corrales’\u00a0hip-hop inspired work. The soundscape Corrales\u00a0pieces together with fascinatingly innocent sounding Building Blocks is underscored by a beat that sounds like someone\u2019s laying a beat for the migration of Monarchs. This inherent chasm between natural and electronic sounds belies <\/span>Tiny Pause<\/span><\/i>\u2019s primary flaw: while the symbiosis between nature and man is fascinating musical territory (Janelle Monae\u2019s album <\/span>Archandroid<\/a><\/span><\/i>, for instance, explores Corrales\u2019 theme and much more with great success), Corrales\u2019 theme is far too dense. Sure, the album drifts through the speakers like the breezy fart of an infant, but Corrales\u2019 exposition on the topic just isn\u2019t all that interesting, and it can over-saturate the album. Take the backmasked baby mumble on \u201cNeighborhoods<\/a>\u201d that feels wholly unnecessary and kind of uncomfortable, dampening the whole \u201cuplifting and joyful\u201d thing. <\/span><\/p>\n

While it\u2019s far from the most uplifting track on the album, \u201cBushmills<\/a>\u201d provides continuity. It\u2019s either reminiscent of the Verve or a\u00a0track used by British Petroleum for a commercial that re-brands the company as philanthropi<\/span>c\u2014either way, at least it feels focused. Corrales never approaches Deastro’s\u00a0<\/a>level of unreserved sonic hemorrhaging, but <\/span>Tiny Pause\u00a0<\/span><\/i>is at its best when the many moving parts are working more harmoniously, like in \u201cOccasional Magic.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The album\u2019s last track, \u201cCoastal Cities<\/a>,\u201d is fittingly frenetic. Cities are vibrantly pulsing hives of humanity, and the urban electricity in the track is dramatically different from the otherwise relatively organic album. The percussion on \u201cCoastal Cities\u201d feels relentless like Animals As Leaders\u2019 album\u00a0Weightless<\/em> <\/a>\u00a0rather than the drifting weightlessness Corrales echoes throughout <\/span>Tiny Pause.<\/span><\/i> Employing the familiar reverberating guitars of \u201cLittle Dreamer<\/a>\u201d and its rehearsed but (relatively) accessible drum patterns are clearly where Corrales excels. <\/span><\/p>\n

Recommended If You Like: The Verve, Four Tet, Mono<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recommended Tracks: 2 (Occasional Magic), 3 (Little Dreamer)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do Not Play: None<\/strong><\/p>\n

Written By Logan Gossett on 11\/06\/15<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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