The title of ‘super-producer’ is thrown around so often now that it might as well be a synonym for ‘one who possesses a Soundcloud account’. At this point the amount of actual super producers is negligible. These being artists who, beyond the intricacies of their drum programming or sound design, are gifted with the unlearned ability to craft a capital-S song. A song which will draw an emotional response from others and leave them not thinking about process, but rather ‘can I hear that again?’.
Now Hudson Mohawke is back with his first solo album in over five years and it’s everything you’ve wanted and very little of what you’ve expected. ‘Lantern’ is a fusion album – the crystallization of everything he’s been working towards. On this record he was the final author – the final editor. No one stood to filter or sample him here. With ‘Lantern’ he could fully realize the blueprint he’d been helping lay out for others. A contemporary fusion of avant-garde intention and urban pop intuition. A fusion of soaring orchestration and widescreen club dynamics. It looks unwaveringly towards the future while embracing an evolving, timeless canon of pop and soul music.
Far more than an ambitious stylistic convergence, Lantern is a brave, bold and optimistic album with a distinct heartbeat. A guiding light to it’s inevitable imitators – it pushes boundaries while still aiming squarely for pop’s pleasure centers is not a task for the faint-at-heart and here Birchard has faced the challenge head on.
Tickets are also available minus the Ticketmaster fee at The Fox Theater’s Box Office (located on the 19th street side of the theater) on show dates and on Fridays from noon – 7:00pm, and at The Independent box office (628 Divisadero, SF) Monday through Friday 11am-6pm with a $2 service fee.
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Now Hudson Mohawke is back with his first solo album in over five years and it’s everything you’ve wanted and very little of what you’ve expected. ‘Lantern’ is a fusion album – the crystallization of everything he’s been working towards. On this record he was the final author – the final editor. No one stood to filter or sample him here. With ‘Lantern’ he could fully realize the blueprint he’d been helping lay out for others. A contemporary fusion of avant-garde intention and urban pop intuition. A fusion of soaring orchestration and widescreen club dynamics. It looks unwaveringly towards the future while embracing an evolving, timeless canon of pop and soul music.
Far more than an ambitious stylistic convergence, Lantern is a brave, bold and optimistic album with a distinct heartbeat. A guiding light to it’s inevitable imitators – it pushes boundaries while still aiming squarely for pop’s pleasure centers is not a task for the faint-at-heart and here Birchard has faced the challenge head on.
Tickets are also available minus the Ticketmaster fee at The Fox Theater’s Box Office (located on the 19th street side of the theater) on show dates and on Fridays from noon – 7:00pm, and at The Independent box office (628 Divisadero, SF) Monday through Friday 11am-6pm with a $2 service fee.
The title of ‘super-producer’ is thrown around so often now that it might as well be a synonym for ‘one who possesses a Soundcloud account’. At this point the amount of actual super producers is negligible. These being artists who, beyond the intricacies of their drum programming or sound design, are gifted with the unlearned ability to craft a capital-S song. A song which will draw an emotional response from others and leave them not thinking about process, but rather ‘can I hear that again?’.
Now Hudson Mohawke is back with his first solo album in over five years and it’s everything you’ve wanted and very little of what you’ve expected. ‘Lantern’ is a fusion album – the crystallization of everything he’s been working towards. On this record he was the final author – the final editor. No one stood to filter or sample him here. With ‘Lantern’ he could fully realize the blueprint he’d been helping lay out for others. A contemporary fusion of avant-garde intention and urban pop intuition. A fusion of soaring orchestration and widescreen club dynamics. It looks unwaveringly towards the future while embracing an evolving, timeless canon of pop and soul music.
Far more than an ambitious stylistic convergence, Lantern is a brave, bold and optimistic album with a distinct heartbeat. A guiding light to it’s inevitable imitators – it pushes boundaries while still aiming squarely for pop’s pleasure centers is not a task for the faint-at-heart and here Birchard has faced the challenge head on.
Tickets are also available minus the Ticketmaster fee at The Fox Theater’s Box Office (located on the 19th street side of the theater) on show dates and on Fridays from noon – 7:00pm, and at The Independent box office (628 Divisadero, SF) Monday through Friday 11am-6pm with a $2 service fee.
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Now Hudson Mohawke is back with his first solo album in over five years and it’s everything you’ve wanted and very little of what you’ve expected. ‘Lantern’ is a fusion album – the crystallization of everything he’s been working towards. On this record he was the final author – the final editor. No one stood to filter or sample him here. With ‘Lantern’ he could fully realize the blueprint he’d been helping lay out for others. A contemporary fusion of avant-garde intention and urban pop intuition. A fusion of soaring orchestration and widescreen club dynamics. It looks unwaveringly towards the future while embracing an evolving, timeless canon of pop and soul music.
Far more than an ambitious stylistic convergence, Lantern is a brave, bold and optimistic album with a distinct heartbeat. A guiding light to it’s inevitable imitators – it pushes boundaries while still aiming squarely for pop’s pleasure centers is not a task for the faint-at-heart and here Birchard has faced the challenge head on.
Tickets are also available minus the Ticketmaster fee at The Fox Theater’s Box Office (located on the 19th street side of the theater) on show dates and on Fridays from noon – 7:00pm, and at The Independent box office (628 Divisadero, SF) Monday through Friday 11am-6pm with a $2 service fee.
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