DubFX: A New Favorite Artist
I’m not not big into “beatboxing”. Whenever I do hear that style of music an indelible image of Biz Markie is instantly formed in my brain. I’ll admit that some of the people who beatbox have a fair amount of talent, but I never thought I’d sink any money into an album that focuses on this form of music…that is until I heard DubFX.
I even can’t begin to describe and do justice to what this guy can do with a microphone. I’ll just ask that you take a few minutes to watch this video:
DubFX incorporates dubstepping, taking beatboxing to a whole new level. Using no instruments he’s able to craft a beautiful song on the spot while standing on an anonymous street corner. I was so impressed I followed the links and purchased a copy of his album Everythinks A Ripple. This thing has been on heavy rotation for a few days now. It reminds me of Recoil and Tweaker, but with a complete lack of any real instruments and possessing more of an urban flair.
Now, I know that Bobby McFerrin has been known to put on a concert or two sans instruments, but he never utilized that talent to the effect that DubFX has. Everythinks A Ripple is one of those rare albums with not one clunker song in the bunch.
Again, I’m amazed at the complexity of this album, given the fact that it’s nothing more than DubFX and his voice. The live videos of DubFX available on the ‘net sound awfully raw, but the studio album EaR (his first!) is genius. It’s rare that I gush so much over an artist, but mark my words, this album will go down as one of the gems from 2009.
Was it your blog that I say the video of him demoing the phase recording pedal he uses for the camera? I can’t remember where I say that now.
I will have to pick this one up.