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DOWNLOAD: Salva - Wake Ups

Posted by Tal Rosenberg

Tags: hip-hop, electronic, funk, juke, bass

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Warped, blaring, and neon, the keyboards on Salva's "Wake Ups" are instantly recognizable, recalling similar dimensions in the keys of people like DaM-Funk, Zapp, or even DJ Quik. But that's just the intro--it's where the track proceeds that widens your eyes. Stuttering clicks and taps wrap around sheet metal snares, the keyboard zigzags all over the place like it's looking for a way out, and that's when you realize that this isn't just some George Clinton homage. There's the percussive patterns of Chicago juke house, the cut-up vocals of glitchy experimental hip-hop, and the 8-bit bass bombs of jungle. That Salva is originally from Chicago but now lives in Cali makes sense: He expertly synthesizes the scenes of all his stomping grounds on his synthesizer. The result is an unusual and totally distinct form of electronic music, absorbing so many different styles in the space of a single track that it's nearly impossible to classify. But that doesn't make it impossible to move your feet or bang your head. Salva's debut, Complex Housing, is out February 8th on Friends of Friends Music.

Salva - Wake Ups

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