DOWNLOAD: Dave Aju - Crazy Place
If the goopy synth patterns, clattering percussion and slow-burning drones of "Crazy Place" seem just a touch strange yet highly familiar, it's because they're all made with an instrument we all possess: a mouth. San Francisco's Dave Aju is renowned for ensnaring disparate genres in his unconventional house tunes, but his debut album, Open Wide, takes the cake for concept of the year. What could have ended up as 50 minutes of mushy chewing is actually quite palatable and diverse, taking on several genres and moods all bound together by Aju's lips. "Crazy Place," the first single, is an easy favorite that ponders our oftentimes baffling world to a warm, glowing backdrop of danceable "synth" pop. Those who enjoy should dig into his Circus Company-released album with two hands and two ears.
Sounds like: Matmos, Matthew Herbert, Arthur Russell
Download: Dave Aju - Crazy Place (Radio Edit)
