The one-album-or-single-a-month trick is such a novelty that when it works, it’s pretty darn impressive. Remember Bishop Allen? Nope? Yeah, there is a reason for that. It’s easy to let the hook overtake quality, so what’s impressive about Japanese producer Dubb Parade’s 2014, where he has been releasing an album every month, is how thorough…
Producer Dubb Parade appears to have taken the month of March off after releasing a new EP worth of material in each prior month of 2014…but now he’s back with Vesta, a seven-track romper that continues to push his reputation upward. Opener “Stairs” sounds like it will be entering back-alley Burial territory, but whips around…
Producer Dubb Parade was, just one month ago, a lot sunnier. He billed his Your Emotion collection as “chillwave” and, even if it wasn’t totally locked to that Internet-genre, it carried a hazy, disco-influenced vibe that sounded more suitable for a blissed-out (remember that one?) summer spent indoors. Whether intentionally pushing himself to release music…